Fabliau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural fab·li·aux [fab-lee-ohz; French fa-blee-oh]. /ˈfæb liˌoʊz; French fa bliˈoʊ/.
  1. a short metrical tale, usually ribald and humorous, popular in medieval France.
noun plural fabliaux (ˈfæblɪˌəʊz, French fɑblijo)
  1. a comic usually ribald verse tale, of a kind popular in France in the 12th and 13th centuries
Fabliau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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