Goliard

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Goliard \Gol"iard\ (g[=o]l"y[~e]rd), n. [From OF. goliart
     glutton, buffoon, riotous student, Goliard, LL. goliardus,
     prob. fr. L. gula throat. Cf. {Gules}.]
     A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables
     to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  goliard
       n : a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for
           intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of
           satirical and ribald Latin songs