descort

noun

des·​cort

deˈskȯ(ə)r

plural -s

1

: a medieval French lyric in which the stanzas are unlike

2

: a poem in old Provençal literature with stanzas in different languages

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French, literally, discord

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