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goliard
[ gohl-yerd ]
noun
, (sometimes initial capital letter)
- one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
goliard
/ ˈɡəʊljəd; ɡəʊlˈjɑːdɪk /
noun
- one of a number of wandering scholars in 12th- and 13th-century Europe famed for their riotous behaviour, intemperance, and composition of satirical and ribald Latin verse
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Derived Forms
- goliardic, adjective
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Other Words From
- gol·iar·der·y [gohl-, yahr, -d, uh, -ree], noun
- gol·iardic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goliard1
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French goliart, goliard drunkard, glutton, equivalent to gole throat ( French geule )+ -ard -ard ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of goliard1
C15: from Old French goliart glutton, from Latin gula gluttony
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Example Sentences
I come uninvited, says the goliard to the bishop, ready for dinner; such is my fate, never to dine invited.
From Project Gutenberg
Goliard, gol′yard, n. a medieval monk who amused his superiors at table by merry jests.
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