a 13th-century German minnesinger, commonly identified with a legendary knight who sought papal absolution after years spent in revelry with Venus. The legend forms the basis of an opera by Wagner
Tannhäuser in American English
(ˈtɑnˌhɔɪzər; ˈtænˌhɔɪzər)
a German knight and minnesinger of the 13th cent., dealt with in legend as a knight who seeks absolution after giving himself up torevelry in Venusberg