English Explanatory Dictionary

Goliard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wandering student of the 12th or 13th century, whose convivial lifestyle included minstrelsy and a typical satirical Latin poetry.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Goliard.

Word forms

Goliard Goliards

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Old French goliard (“glutton”); compare Italian goliardo (“university student”).

Derived words

goliardic goliardery
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