— goliardery /gohl yahr"deuh ree/ , n. — goliardic , adj.
/gohl"yeuhrd/ , n. ( sometimes cap. )
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.
[ 1275-1325; ME goliart, goliard drunkard, glutton, equiv. to gole throat (F gueule ) + -ard- ARD ]