Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Palliard \Pal"liard\, n. [F. paillard, orig., one addicted to
   the couch, fr. paille straw. See {Pallet} a small bed.]
   1. A born beggar; a vagabond. [Obs.] --Halliwell.

   2. A lecher; a lewd person. [Obs.] --Dryden.