gol|iard

gol|iard
gol|iard «GOHL yuhrd», noun.
one of the class of wandering students noted for their rioting and intemperance, and as authors of satirical Latin verse, who flourished chiefly in the 1100's and 1200's in Germany, France, and England.
[< Old French goliard (originally) glutton < gole glutton; mouth < Latin gula glutton; gullet]

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  • gol — al·gol·o·gist; al·gol·o·gy; al·gol; al·ler·gol·o·gy; fun·gol·o·gist; fun·gol·o·gy; gol; gol·ach; gol·con·da; gol·di; gol·die s; gol·gi; gol·go·tha; gol·iard; gol·iar·dic; gol·li·wog; gol·lop; gol·ly; goo·gol; goo·gol·plex; hy·per·gol;… …   English syllables

  • goliard — gol·iard …   English syllables

  • goliard — gol•iard [[t]ˈgoʊl yərd[/t]] n. (sometimes cap.) lit. a wandering scholar poet of the 12th and 13th centuries, noted for composing satiric Latin verses and for living intemperately • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < OF: drunkard, glutton =gole… …   From formal English to slang

  • Goliard — Gol iard (g[=o]l y[ e]rd), n. [From OF. goliart glutton, buffoon, riotous student, Goliard, LL. goliardus, prob. fr. L. gula throat. Cf. {Gules}.] A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men s tables to make sport for the guests by ribald …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goliardery — Gol iard*er*y, n. The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards. Milman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pon — an·thro·pon·y·my; ar·a·pon·ga; ca·pon·ette; ca·pon·i·za·tion; ca·pon·ize; ca·pon·iz·er; car·dio·car·pon; cha·pon; chu·pon; cin·cho·loi·pon; cis·pon·tine; cou·pon; cou·pon·less; cram·pon; cram·pon·née; cre·pon; crou·pon; dip·lo·car·pon;… …   English syllables

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