noun
- a medieval traveling musician or minstrel who performed songs and stories
Usage: archaic; historical
Examples
- The gleeman entertained the court with tales of brave knights.
- Medieval gleemen traveled from village to village sharing news through song.
- The old gleeman strummed his lute and sang of distant lands.
- In the great hall, a gleeman recited epic poems to the assembled nobles.
- The wandering gleeman earned his keep by performing at taverns and festivals.