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Stately old court dance
Answer for the clue "Stately old court dance ", 5 letters:
pavan
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"slow, stately dance," 1530s, from French pavane (1520s), probably from Spanish pavana , from pavo "peacock" (from Latin pavo ), in reference to the bird's courting movements. But some see an Italian origin and trace the name to Padovana "Paduan." Possibly ...
Usage examples of pavan.
He and Coigns had been assigned away from the Lunn garrison to the infantry forces of Pavan Nils Barrow, now encamped outside the northern coastal city of Thumbre.
In an orchestra in the largest room, musicians were placed, and here brawls, galliards, lavoltas, passameasures, pavans, sauteuses, cushion-dances, and kissing-dances were performed by the company.
An element here from a Spanish pavan, an influence there of a French psalm tune, a flavour here of early English carol, a savour there of later German chorals.