pastourelle

noun

pas·​tou·​relle

variants or less commonly pastorelle

ˌpastəˈrel

plural -s

: a conventional form of poetic pastoral composed in French during the late middle ages and Renaissance and consisting of a love debate between a knight and a shepherdess

Word History

Etymology

French, young shepherdess, shepherdess's song, feminine diminutive of Old French pastour shepherd, from Latin pastor

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