/seuh voy"euhrd, sav'oy ahrd"/ ; Fr. /sann vwann yannrdd"/ , n. , pl. Savoyards /seuh voy"euhrdz, sav'oy ahrdz"/ ; Fr. /sann vwann yannrdd"/ , adj.
n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Savoy.
2. a person enthusiastic about or connected with Gilbert and Sullivan operas: so called from the Savoy Theater in London, where the operas were first presented.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to Savoy, its people, or their dialect.
[ 1690-1700; ]