Goliard

[gәuljәd]

Definition

(noun.) a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs.

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Definition

(n.) A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.

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Definition

n. a medieval monk who amused his superiors at table by merry jests.—n. Gol′iardery.—adj. Goliar′dic.—n. Gol′ias the title assumed by the authors of several medieval satirical poems—Walter Map makes 'Bishop Golias' the type of the ribald priest.

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