troper
noun
tro·per
\ˈtrōpə(r)\
Definition of troper
-s
: a medieval book containing tropes or sequences for farsing the sung parts of the mass
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Origin and Etymology of troper
Middle English tropere, from Old English, from Medieval Latin troparium, troperium, from Latin tropus trope
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