galliardise

English

Etymology

From French gaillardise. See galliard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡælɪə(ɹ)ˌdaɪz/

Noun

galliardise (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) gaiety; merriment
   • 1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici. […], 4th edition, London: […] E. Cotes for Andrew Crook […], published 1656, →OCLC:

     the mirth and galliardise of company

   • 1884, Richard Francis Burton (translator), Luís de Camões (original), The Lyricks: Sonnets, Canzons, Odes and Sextines, Canzon XIX:

     Of so much galliardise and gentle gree

References

• “galliardise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• gailliardes