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- noun Plural form of
Goliard .
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University men, who spent their time in composing lampoons, and were called Goliards, from their supposed gluttony.
History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange 1873
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Well, perhaps it was for many, but the Goliards knew how to run amok.
Archive 2009-01-01 Rus Bowden 2009
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Towards the other end of the Middle Ages, the satires of the wandering scholars or Goliards, represented for us largely by the Carmina Burana, are replete with word play of all kinds.
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