'Pavan' definitions:

Definition of 'pavan'

(from WordNet)
noun
Music composed for dancing the pavane [syn: pavane, pavan]
noun
A stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: pavane, pavan]

Definition of 'Pavan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp. pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.] A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock. [Written also pavane, paven, pavian, and pavin.] [1913 Webster]

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