An octonary is an eight-line section in a poem, song or psalm. [1] The most notable example is found in Psalm 119 [2]
In the French renaissance the octonaire became a form of moralizing chanson.
It can also mean of 8th rank or order (primary, secondary, tertiary … octonary).
An octonary is an eight-line section in a poem, song or psalm. [1] The most notable example is found in Psalm 119 [2]
In the French renaissance the octonaire became a form of moralizing chanson.
It can also mean of 8th rank or order (primary, secondary, tertiary … octonary).