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gissard

UK/ˈɡɪsɜːd/

gissard noun: one who tends to geese; a gosherd.

Noun

gissard (plural gissards)

  1. (obsolete, rare) One who tends to geese; a gosherd.
    • The Thebans had not a better shepherd than S. Wendeline, nor a better gissard to keepe their geese than Gallus.1584, R. Scot, chapter XXIV, in Disc. Witchcraft, Disc. diuels & spirits, page 528
    • St. Gallus the Patron of Gissards, or Keepers of Geese.1688, R. Holme, Armoury, volume iii, page 193/1

Forms of gissard

pluralgissards

Origin of gissard

Perhaps a corruption of geeseherd.

Questions about gissard

What does gissard mean?
Gissard means one who tends to geese; a gosherd.
What part of speech is gissard?
Gissard is a noun.
How do you pronounce gissard?
Gissard is pronounced /ˈɡɪsɜːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of gissard?
The plural of gissard is gissards.

Words near gissard in the dictionary

  1. Gisors
  2. Gispert
  3. Gisperts
  4. giss
  5. gissa
  6. gissard
  7. gissards
  8. Gissendanner
  9. Gissendanners
  10. Gissing
  11. Gissingian

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