Main Entry:

go·liard

Pronunciation:

\ˈgōl-yərd, -ˌyärd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French

Date:

15th century

: a wandering student of the 12th or 13th century given to the writing of satiric Latin verse and to convivial living and minstrelsy

— go·liar·dic \gōl-ˈyär-dik\ adjective