bayard

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈbeɪərd/ UK /ˈbeɪəd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a bay horse; also a heedless, self-confident person

He rode his bayard boldly to the front of the ranks.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a bay horse; also a... horse steed charger mount

Word family

Related forms bay

Etymology

From Old French baiart, from bai ('bay-colored', from Latin badius 'chestnut-brown'); originally the name of a magic bay horse in medieval romance, later a generic term and a byword for blind self-confidence.

baiart Old French badius Latin

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# bayard

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈbeɪərd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbeɪəd/

## Meanings
1. a bay horse; also a heedless, self-confident person

## Examples
- He rode his bayard boldly to the front of the ranks.

## Synonyms
- horse
- steed
- charger
- mount

## Related Forms
- bay

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: baiart
- Root: badius

## Etymology
From Old French baiart, from bai ('bay-colored', from Latin badius 'chestnut-brown'); originally the name of a magic bay horse in medieval romance, later a generic term and a byword for blind self-confidence.

## AI Etymology
Bayard is from Old French baiart, from bai ('bay-colored', from Latin badius 'chestnut-brown'); originally the name of a magic bay horse in medieval romance, later a generic term and a byword for blind self-confidence. Important recorded forms include baiart (Old French) and badius (Latin). The current sense covers a bay horse; also a heedless, self-confident person. The wider family includes related words such as bay.

## Topics
- People & Society

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