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A Middle English form of ribald. ribaud2 (re-bō'), n. [OF., a soldier, porter, etc., a particular use of ribaud, a base fellow: see ribald.] In French hist., one of a bodyguard created by Philip August us (1180-1223) of France. King of the ribauds, the chief of the old French royal guard known as the ribauds. In the field, his station was at the door of the sovereign's quarters, and he permitted to enter only those who had the right. He had jurisdiction of crimes and misdemeanors committed within the king's abode, as well as of gaming and debauchery, executed his own sentences, and enjoyed various privileges and perquisites. The title disappeared after the fifteenth century, and the office became merged in that of the executioner. ribaudequin (ri-bû'de-kin), n. [Also ribadoquin (