Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Faburden

Faburden (fab"ur*den) , noun

[French faux bourdon. See False, and Burden a verse.]

1.
(a) (Music) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
(b)
(Music) A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obsolete]
2.
A monotonous refrain. [Obsolete] — Holland