Mastersinger

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mastersinger \Mas"ter*sing`er\, n. [A translation of G.
     meisters[aum]nger.]
     One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and
     some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries.
     They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of
     rhythm.


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