canso
/ˈkɑnsoʊ/
noun
- A type of medieval lyric poem or song, especially one written by troubadours in Occitan, typically about courtly love.
- The troubadour performed a beautiful canso about a knight's devotion to his lady.
- She wrote a modern canso inspired by the old Provençal poems.
- Scholars study the canso to understand medieval ideas of love and chivalry.