I. (ˈ)gē|zärd noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, from Guise, name of a powerful 16th century ducal family of Lorraine + French -ard
: a partisan of the Guises in France in the 16th century
II. ˈgīzərd noun
( -s )
Etymology: from earlier gysart, gyzard, from obsolete Scots gys, gyse to disguise (from Middle English gysen to dress, attire) + Scots -art, -ard
Scotland : a masker or mummer