Sentence:  Minstrels and <WSD>goliardic</WSD> clerics - priests, monks and university students who dropped out, travelled all over Europe and composed loose or satirical works - had been and continued to be the creators of "fabliaux" and interludes. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or pertaining to Goliards, wandering medieval students who earned money by singing and reciting poetry.