gissard means one who tends to geese; a gosherd. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
gissard is pronounced /ˈɡɪsɜːd/.
Etymology
Perhaps a corruption of geeseherd.
noun
- 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.”