romaunt

English

Etymology

From Old French romaunt (modern roman), variant of romanz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈmɔːnt/, /ɹəʊˈmɔːnt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːnt

Noun

romaunt (plural romaunts)

1. (archaic) A romantic story told in verse; a romance.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, “Ivanhoe”, in The Waverley Novels, Volume IV, published 1844, page 612:

     They are forbidden to read, save what their Superior permitted […] ; but lo! their ears are at the command of idle minstrels, and their eyes study empty romaunts.

   • 1844, Caroline de Crespigny (translator), Ernst Schulze, The Enchanted Rose: A Romaunt in Three Cantos, [1818, Ernst Schulze, Die Bezauberte Rose: Romantisches Gedicht in drei Gesängen], W. Hoffmeister.
   • 1884, John Ruskin, “The Art of England”, in The Complete Works of John Ruskin, volume 21, published 1910, page 3:

     Those who are acquainted with my former writings must be aware that I use the word 'romantic' always in a noble sense; meaning the habit of regarding the external and real world as a singer of Romaunts would have regarded it in the Middle Ages […] .

Anagrams

• Mourant, Rotuman