Meanings
plural Lollards
- historicalA Wycliffite.
‘She died for Wyclif’s book. It was an old Bible. She was what they call a Lollard.’
2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 4271 more example
[H]e, a lollard indeed over his elbovv-cuſhion, in almoſt the ſeaventh part of 40. or 50. years teaches them ſcarce half the principles of religion; and his ſheep oft-times ſit the vvhile to as little purpoſe of benifiting as the ſheep in thir pues at Smithfield; […]
1659, J[ohn] M[ilton], Considerations Touching the Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings out of the Church. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcombe] for L[ivewell] Chapman […], →OCLC, pages 57–58
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Dutchlollen“to mumble”
- EnglishLollard
Late Middle English, possibly from or influenced by Dutch lollen (“to mumble”). Other origins have been proposed; see Lollardy.
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French lollard
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Cite this entry
Lollard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lollard
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