A person, especially a poet or minstrel, who composes or performs ballads for royalty or in a royal court.
Compound of 'balladeer' plus 'royal' (from Latin 'regalis'). Indicates a balladeer of high status who served kings and queens.
Royal balladeers held prestigious positions at court—they weren't just entertainers but historians and propagandists, shaping how subjects understood their rulers and the realm's story.
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