goliard

[ gohl-yerd ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. 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

1. 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

Derived Forms

• goliardic, adjective

Other Words From

• gol·iar·der·y [gohl-, yahr, -d, uh, -ree], noun
• gol·iardic adjective

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 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of goliard¹

C15: from Old French goliart glutton, from Latin gula gluttony

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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