The practices, culture, lifestyle, or behavior characteristic of goliards, including their irreverent performances and wandering traditions.
Formed from 'goliard' plus the suffix '-ery' (meaning the practice or collection of something), following English patterns like 'slavery' or 'thievery.'
The word 'goliardery' captures an entire countercultural movement in medieval Europe—a time when educated outcasts used humor and verse as weapons against social power structures!
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