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Noun: rhyme royal  rIm roy-ul
  1. A stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer
    "Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde' is written in rhyme royal"

Derived forms: rhyme royals

Type of: stanza

Encyclopedia: Rhyme royal