goliard noun. ['gǝʊlɪɑ:d] L15.
[Old French = glutton, from gole (mod. gueule) from Latin gula gluttony: see -ARD.]
Hist. Any of a class of educated jesters or buffoons specializing in the writing of satirical Latin verse, who flourished chiefly in the 12th and 13th cent. in Germany, France, and Britain.

■ goliardery noun the poetry of the goliards M19.

■ goliardic adjective of or pertaining to (the poetry of) the goliards L19.

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