kəŋˈhä(ˌ)neth noun
( plural cyng·a·nedd·ion ˌkəŋəˈnethyən)
Etymology: Welsh, from cym- com- (from Old Welsh com- ) + canu to sing + -edd (n. suffix); akin to Latin com- and to Latin canere to sing — more at chant
1. : a strict intricate system of alliteration and rhyme used in Welsh poetry
the knowledge of cynghanedd is shared by farm laborer and village craftsman as well as the schoolmaster and parson — Wyn Griffith
2. : alliteration or alliteration and rhyme in any of the four patterns of cynghanedd
one rule is common to all the “24 measures”: there must be cynghanedd in every line — A.S.D.Smith