Main Entry: ron·del

Pronunciation: \ˈrän-d^əl, rän-ˈdel\

Variant(s): or ron·delle \rän-ˈdel\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English rondel, roundel — more at roundel

Date: 14th century

1 usually rondelle : a circular object; especially : a circular jewel or jeweled ring
2 a usually rondel : a fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 14 lines in three stanzas in which the first two lines of the first stanza are repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas b : a poem in this form c : rondeau 1