Bayard

¹ American  

[bey-erd, ba-yar] / ˈbeɪ ərd, baˈyar /

noun

1. Pierre Terrail Seigneur de the knight without fear and without reproach, 1473–1524, heroic French soldier.

2. any man of heroic courage and unstained honor.

3. a first name.

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Bayard ² American  

[bey-erd] / ˈbeɪ ərd /

noun

1. a magical legendary horse in medieval chivalric romances.

2. a mock-heroic name for any horse.

3. (lowercase) a bay horse.

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Bayard ¹ British  

/ ˈbeɪəd /

noun

1. a legendary horse that figures prominently in medieval romance

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Bayard ² British  

/ ˈbeɪəd, bajar /

noun

1. Chevalier de (ʃəvalje də), original name Pierre de Terrail ?1473–1524, French soldier, known as le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche (the fearless and irreproachable knight)

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Etymology

Origin of Bayard

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French; see bay ⁵, -ard

Example Sentences

In 1963, his vision of a mass march on Washington, D.C., was realized with the assistance of Bayard Rustin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

What becomes of the civil rights movement if Bayard Rustin isn’t there to mentor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the principles of nonviolence or organize the March on Washington?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

When Walter Naegle was first approached over a decade ago by producers who wanted to make a feature about his late partner, the civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, Naegle needed to be talked into it.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024

“This year’s list is a powerful reminder that American literature matters more than ever,” awards committee chair Louis Bayard said in a statement Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

She turned Bayard down, and they were never again alone together.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling