goliard
goliard is the alternative form of Goliard.
Noun capitalized: Goliard
Goliard (plural Goliards)
- A wandering student of the 12th or 13th century, whose convivial lifestyle included minstrelsy and a typical satirical Latin poetry.
- There it was more commonly trochaic than iambic, as in the famous drinking song of the Goliards: […]1903, Raymond MacDonald Alden, English Verse […] , New York: Henry Holt & Co
- It is a note scornful, defiant, often ribald and profane, that comes into the songs of the goliards and troubadours.1920, A. S. Turberville, Mediæval Heresy & the Inquisition, London: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Forms of goliard
| plural | goliards |
|---|---|
| plural | Goliards |
| alternative form | goliard |
Origin of goliard
Uncertain, possibly from Old French goliard (“glutton”); compare Italian goliardo (“university student”).
Words formed from goliard
Questions about goliard
- What does goliard mean?
- Goliard means a wandering student of the 12th or 13th century, whose convivial lifestyle included minstrelsy and a typical satirical Latin poetry.
- What is goliard the alternative form of?
- Goliard is the alternative form of Goliard.
- What part of speech is goliard?
- Goliard is a noun.
- What is the plural of goliard?
- The plural of goliard is goliards.
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