ribaud

English

Noun

ribaud (plural ribauds)

1. Obsolete form of ribald.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     Tom Pyper, an ironicall Sarcasmus , spoken in derision of these rude wits , which make more account of a ryming ribaud , then of skill grounded vppon learning and iudgement

Adjective

ribaud (comparative more ribaud, superlative most ribaud)

1. Obsolete form of ribald.

References

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

French

Adjective

ribaud (feminine ribaude, masculine plural ribauds, feminine plural ribaudes)

1. (obsolete) ribauld

Noun

ribaud m (plural ribauds)

1. (obsolete) ribauld

Further reading

• “ribaud”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.