baladine

noun

bal·​a·​dine

¦balə¦dēn

plural -s

archaic

: a professional dancer especially in a troupe of street entertainers

Word History

Etymology

Middle French baladin, from Old Provençal, from balar to dance

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

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