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noun
A wandering student of the 12th or 13th century, whose convivial lifestyle included minstrelsy and a typical satirical Latin poetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Alternative form of Goliard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
History
Uncertain, possibly from Old French goliard (“glutton”); compare Italian goliardo (“university student”).
Across languages
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