Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
romaunt [roh-mahnt, -mawnt] ExamplesWord Origin noun Archaic.
- a romantic tale or poem; romance.
Origin of romaunt 1520–30; Anglo-French, variant of Old French romant romance1 Examples from the Web for romaunt Historical Examples of romaunt
It was a mania, and is fully expressed in the Romaunt de la Rose.
William Graham Sumner
An thou knowest the Romaunt so well, wherefore shall I tell it thee?
Florence Converse
I can find no other example; but, in the Romaunt of the Rose, ll.
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 5 (of 7) — Notes to the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer took this idea from the Romaunt of the Rose; see ll.
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 5 (of 7) — Notes to the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Perhaps copied by the author of fragment B. of the Romaunt of the Rose.
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 3 (of 7)
Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for romaunt romaunt noun
- archaic a verse romance
Word Origin for romaunt C16: from Old French; see romantic