Fab'ur·den (făb'ŭr*d e n) noun [ French faux bourdon . See False , and Burden a verse.] 1. (Mus.) (a) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass. (b) A succession of chords of the sixth. [ Obsolete] 2. A monotonous refra... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/1