faux-bourdon

It contains some of the finest 16th-century masterpieces, ranging from the "_faux-bourdon_" style of Tallis's _Pieces and Responses_ to the most developed types of full anthem.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Various

Later, the third below was transposed an octave higher, giving rise to the falso-bordone, faux-bourdon, or false bass.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

[Footnote 37: _Faburdon_ = faux-bourdon, a simple kind of counterpoint to the church plain song -, much used in England in the fifteenth century.

The Parish Clerk 1892