ˈgōlyərd, -ˌyärd noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: French, from Old French goliart, goliard glutton, drunkard, trickster, probably from gole throat, gullet (from Latin gula ) + -art, -ard — more at glutton
: a wandering student of the 12th or 13th century given to the writing of goliardic verse and to convivial living and minstrelsy