jubilus

noun

ju·​bi·​lus

-ləs

plural jubili

-ˌlī

: the melisma on the last a of alleluia from which the sequence of the mass developed

called also jubilatio

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, cry of joy, from Latin jubilum, from jubilare to jubilate

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