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noun French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524)
originFrom French bayard, from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. By surface analysis, bay + -ard.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0