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