pastourelle
noun
pas·tou·relle
\ˌpastəˈrel\
variants: less commonly
pastorelle
\ˌpastəˈrel\Definition of pastourelle
-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
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Origin and Etymology of pastourelle
French, young shepherdess, shepherdess's song, feminine diminutive of Old French pastour shepherd, from Latin pastor — more at pastor
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