ioculare

medieval entertainer

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In Provençal literature: Origins and development
…contemporary Latin chroniclers, who mentioned ioculares, men of a class not highly regarded, whose profession consisted in amusing their audience by jugglers’ tricks, by exhibiting performing animals, or by recitation and song. These performers were called joglars in Provençal and jongleurs in French. From among them rose the troubadours, who…
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