\Fab"ur*den\ (f[a^]b"[u^]r*den), n. [F. 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. [Obs.]
2. A monotonous refrain. [Obs.] --Holland.