noun
- medieval French entertainers who traveled from place to place performing songs, stories, and acrobatic acts
Usage: historical; plural form
Examples
- The jongleurs entertained the crowd at the medieval fair with their juggling and storytelling.
- During the Middle Ages, jongleurs would travel between castles and towns.
- The court welcomed the jongleurs who brought news and entertainment from distant lands.
- These jongleurs were skilled in music, poetry, and acrobatics.
- The village gathered to watch the jongleurs perform their traditional songs.
- Jongleurs played an important role in preserving oral traditions in medieval France.