pavan | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun pavan has 2 senses

pavane, pavan - music composed for dancing the pavane
--₁ is a kind of dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music
pavane, pavan - a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
--₂ is a kind of dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation