Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gohl-yerd]
- /ˈgoʊl yərd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gohl-yerd]
- /ˈgoʊl yərd/
Definitions of goliard word
- noun goliard one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc. 1
- noun goliard one of a number of wandering scholars in 12th- and 13th-century Europe famed for their riotous behaviour, intemperance, and composition of satirical and ribald Latin verse 0
- noun goliard any of a class of wandering students of the late Middle Ages who wrote satirical Latin verse and often served as minstrels and jesters 0
- noun goliard A 12th/13th century wandering student, whose convivial lifestyle included minstrelsy and a typical satyric Latin poetry. 0
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Origin of goliard
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Old French goliart, goliard drunkard, glutton, equivalent to gole throat (French geule)+ -ard -ard
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Parts of speech for Goliard
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goliard popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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