Palliard

//ˈpæljɚd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one; (earlier especially) a lecher. archaic

    "A most luxurious and effeminate Palliard he was."

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beggarbeggarbumderelictfloaterscatterling

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"A most luxurious and effeminate Palliard he was."

Etymology

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

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