palliard

Meanings

• noun

  A person who lives in a palisade or fortified town.

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Variants

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paillard , paillards

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Etymology

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Originally meant a person who lived in a palisade or fortified town. Derived from Old French palis, a palisade.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'palliard' was also used in medieval Europe to refer to a type of cloak or mantle.

2. The word 'palliard' is no longer commonly used in modern English and has largely been replaced by the term 'townsman' or 'citizen'.

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Related Concepts

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1. palisade: A defensive wall made of wooden stakes or palisades.

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Culture

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In medieval Europe, a palliard was a person who lived within the protective walls of a fortified town or palisade. The term was also used to refer to a person of lower social status who lived outside the walls but was allowed to enter the town under certain conditions.

How to Memorize "palliard"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person living inside a fortified town or palisade.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'palliard' with the image of a person living within the protective walls of a fortified town.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Palliard lives in a Palisade' to remember the meaning of the word.

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