1. pavan(n = noun.communication) pavane - music composed for dancing the pavane;
is a kind of dance music
2. pavan(n = noun.act) pavane - a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries;
is a kind of dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore
A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to those of the peacock. [1913 Webster]