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palliard

noun
/ˈpælɪəd/UK/ˈpæljɚd/US

Etymology

From Middle English payllart (1484), Middle French paillard, from Middle French paille (“straw”).

  1. derived from paillard
  2. inherited from payllart

Definitions

  1. A beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one

    A beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one; (earlier especially) a lecher.

    • A most luxurious and effeminate Palliard he was.
    • They all knew him. A palliard, some said on Henley Street, a wild rogue.

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