pavane

Noun

pa=vane

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pavane(n = noun.communication) pavan - music composed for dancing the pavane; Array

is a kind of dance music

pavane(n = noun.act) pavan - a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries; Array

is a kind of dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore

pavane, n. (also pavan) hist.
1 a stately dance in elaborate clothing.
2 the music for this.

Etymology

F pavane f. Sp. pavana, perh. f. pavon peacock