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trouvEres[trOOver´] Pronunciation Key, medieval poet-musicians of central and N France, fl. during the later 12th and the 13th cent. The trouvEres imitated the troubadours of the south. Written in the dialect called langue d'oIl, their songs include love lyrics, romances, and the heroic chansons de geste. Chief among the trouvEres were Conon de BEthune, Le ChAtelain de Coucy, Colin Muset, Renaut de Beaujeu, and Adam de la Halle.
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