air de cour
/ˌɛː də ˈkʊə/Early Music
noun
A type of short strophic song with lute accompaniment, popular in France in the late 16th and 17th centuries.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Times. From French air de cour, lit. ‘court song’ from air + de + cour.
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