goliard: Meaning and Definition of

gol•iard

Pronunciation: (gōl'yurd), [key]
— n.
  1. one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
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