Definition of Paliard
Pal"liard (?), n. [F. paillard,
orig., one addicted to the couch, fr. paille straw. See
Pallet a small bed.]
1. A born beggar; a vagabond. [Obs.]
Halliwell.
2. A lecher; a lewd person. [Obs.]
Dryden.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (archaic) a beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one
*1964: They all knew him. A palliard, some said on Henley Street, a wild rogue. — Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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