pavane

Etymology
From, from dialectal , contraction of the older , feminine of , meaning from the city of (Italian , dialectal form ).

Noun

 * 1)  A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
 * 2)  A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter.
 * 1)  A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter.
 * 1)  A moderately slow, courtly processional dance in duple time/meter.

Translations

 * French:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Russian:
 * Welsh: pafán

Verb

 * 1)  To dance the pavane.

Etymology
Borrowed from dialectal, contraction of , feminine of , meaning from the city of (Italian , dialectal form ).