What does gissard mean?
Gissard means (obsolete, rare) One who tends to geese; a gosherd..
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/ˈɡɪsɜːd/ · noun
(obsolete, rare) One who tends to geese; a gosherd..
The Thebans had not a better shepherd than S. Wendeline, nor a better gissard to keepe their geese than Gallus.
St. Gallus the Patron of Gissards, or Keepers of Geese.
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Gissard means (obsolete, rare) One who tends to geese; a gosherd..
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The Thebans had not a better shepherd than S. Wendeline, nor a better gissard to keepe their geese than Gallus.
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