fauxbourdon

noun

faux·​bour·​don

ˈfōbə(r)ˌdän

plural -s

1

: harmonic progressions of the 15th century characterized by parallel fourths in the two upper voices and based chiefly on parallel sixth chords

2

: a sacred homophonic choral composition

Word History

Etymology

French faux-bourdon, from Middle French, from faux false (from Latin falsus) + bourdon bass horn

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