goliardic

Variant of goliard

goliard definition

gol·iard (gōl′yərd)

noun

any of a class of wandering students of the late Middle Ages who wrote satirical Latin verse and often served as minstrels and jesters

Etymology: contr. < ME goliardeis (< OFr goliardois) & OFr goliart, glutton < gole (< L gula: see gullet) + -art, -ard

Related Forms:

  • goliardic gol·iar′·dic (gōl yär′dik) adjective

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