bandore
|ban-dore|
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/ˈbændɔːr/
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/ˈbændɔː/
Renaissance plucked-string instrument
Etymology
'bandore' originates from Italian, specifically the word 'bandora', where the root is associated with names for plucked string instruments.
'bandore' changed from early modern English spellings such as 'bandora' (borrowed from Italian 'bandora') and appears in English musical sources of the 16th–17th centuries, eventually surviving as the rare/archaic modern form 'bandore'.
Initially it referred generally to a type of plucked string instrument; over time it became used for this specific large cittern-like Renaissance instrument.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a large Renaissance plucked-string instrument, similar to a cittern or theorbo-like bass used in consort music (often spelled bandora or bandorae in older sources).
The consort's sound was enriched by the deep resonance of the bandore.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2026/01/10 20:30