n. [ From OF. goliart glutton, buffoon, riotous student, Goliard, LL. goliardus, prob. fr. L. gula throat. Cf. Gules. ] A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]