Fabliau
Pronunciation : Fa`bli`au"
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.)
Definition : Defn: One of the metrical tales of the Trouv?res, or early poets of the north of France.
pl. Fabliaux .
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913