DCHP-1 Online
jongleur Cdn French 
n. an Indian magician or shaman who practises healing by means of charms and the exorcism of evil spirits or by practical remedies such as administering herbs and sweat baths.
See also: juggler medicine-man (def. 1a)
- 1763 (1901) The multitude believe that these physicians, whom the French call jongleurs, or jugglers, can inflict as well as remove disorders.
- 1912 (1913) The Nipissing were called Jongleurs by the French on account of the expertness in magic of their medicine men.
- 1763 (1901) The multitude believe that these physicians, whom the French call jongleurs, or jugglers, can inflict as well as remove disorders.