Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
   pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
   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. [Written also {pavane},
   {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

Source : WordNet®

pavan
     n 1: music composed for dancing the pavane [syn: {pavane}]
     2: a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {pavane}]