adj.
Pronunciation: ' ri-b ə ld also ' ri- ˌ bo ̇ ld, ' r ī - ˌ bo ̇ ld
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ribaud person of low status, scoundrel, lecher, from Anglo-French, from Old French riber to be debauched, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German r ī ban to be in heat, copulate, literally, to rub
Date: 13th century
: a ribald person