[pa.vane] also pa.van n [MF pavane, fr. It dial. pavana, fr. fem. of pavano of Padua, fr. Pava (Tuscan Padova) Padua] (1535) 1: a stately court dance by couples that was introduced from southern Europe into England in the 16th century
2: music for the pavane; also: music having the slow duple rhythm of a pavane