tenson
noun
ten·son
ˈten(t)sən
variants or less commonly tenso or tenzon
-nˌsō
-nzən
plural -s
: a lyric poem of dispute composed by Provençal troubadours in which two opponents speak alternate stanzas, lines, or groups of lines usually identical in structure compare débat, partimen
Word History
Etymology
tenson from French, from Middle French tençon, tenson, from Provençal tensoun; tenzon from Italian tenzone, from Provençal tensoun; tenso from Proverbs tensoun, tenso quarrel, contest, tenson, from Latin tension-, tensio tension