FABURDEN

Etymology

Noun

faburden (plural faburdens)

(music) A kind of counterpoint with a drone bass.

(music) A succession of chords of the sixth.

(obsolete) A monotonous refrain.

Source: Wiktionary

Fab"ur*den, n. Etym: [F. foux bpirdon. See False, and Burden a verse.]

1. (Mus.) (a) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass. (b) A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obs.]

2. A monotonous refrain. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition