Main Entry: ¹rib·ald

Pronunciation: \ˈri-bəld also ˈri-ˌbȯld, ˈrī-ˌbȯld\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English ribaud person of low status, scoundrel, lecher, from Anglo-French, from Old French riber to be debauched, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rīban to be in heat, copulate, literally, to rub

Date: 13th century

: a ribald person