Lollard

American  

[lol-erd] / ˈlɒl ərd /

noun

1. an English or Scottish follower of the religious teachings of John Wycliffe from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

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Lollard British  

/ ˈlɒləd /

noun

1. English history a follower of John Wycliffe during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries

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Other Word Forms

• Lollardism noun
• Lollardry noun
• Lollardy noun

Etymology

Origin of Lollard

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle Dutch lollaert mumbler (of prayers), equivalent to loll ( en ) to mumble ( lull ) + -aert -ard

Example Sentences

The very first, at Lollard Street in London’s Kennington, is still going strong.

From The Guardian

The council gave the go-ahead to the 149-flat development on Lollard Street, Kennington, in 2013, with play areas designed to "maximise their inclusivity".

From BBC

Tens of thousands of people – ranging from roofers and bakers to millers and parish priests – marched on Blackheath, where the Lollard priest John Ball publicly questioned the class system: "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?"

From The Guardian

In popular use the words Lollard and Beghard were virtually convertible, and yet there is a difference between them.

From Project Gutenberg

The word Lollard gradually grew to have the significance of external sanctity covering secret license, and was promiscuously applied to all the mendicants outside of the regular Orders.

From Project Gutenberg