Category:Goliard

Gol"iard, n. Etym: [From OF. goliart glutton, buffoon, riotous student, Goliard, LL. goliardus, prob. fr. L. gula throat. Cf. Gules.]

Defn: A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.