Definition of GOLIARD (Meaning of GOLIARD), a 7 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'gowlyurd


WordNet Dictionary

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

GOLIARD is a 7 letter word that starts with G.
	See Also:	scholar, scholarly person, student

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Gol"iard\, 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.