chant royal

noun

A complicated French poetic form, a variation of the ballad form, consisting of five eleven-line stanzas with the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b-c-c-d-d-e-d-E and a five-line envoi rhyming d-d-e-d-E or a seven-line envoi c-c-d-d-e-d-E. Rhyming words cannot be repeated.

OriginFrench chant royal →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A complicated French poetic form, a variation of the ballad form, consisting of five eleven-line stanzas with the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b-c-c-d-d-e-d-E and a five-line envoi rhyming d-d-e-d-E or a seven-line envoi c-c-d-d-e-d-E. Rhyming words cannot be repeated.

Origin

  1. Frenchchant royal
  2. Englishchant royal

Borrowed from French chant royal.

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APA

chant royal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chant%20royal

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“chant royal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chant%20royal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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