rime royal

A form of rhyme royal — A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).

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Meanings

nounrime royal (countable and uncountable, plural rimes royal)

plural rimes royal

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of rhyme royal.
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