Metrical arrangement; a metrical group or measure. Also: a passage or section of verse, specifically each of the verse sections of Boethius' De Consolatione Philosophiae.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Daniel (?1563–1619), poet and historian. From classical Latin metrummetre.
Definition of metrum in US English:
metrum
nounˈmɛtrəm
Prosody
Metrical arrangement; a metrical group or measure. Also: a passage or section of verse, specifically each of the verse sections of Boethius' De Consolatione Philosophiae.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Daniel (?1563–1619), poet and historian. From classical Latin metrum metre.