What is "lollardy"

Lollardism \Lol"lard*ism\, Lollardy \Lol"lard*y\, n. The doctrines or principles of the Lollards.

Lollardy (Lollardry, Lollardism) was a political and religious movement that existed from the mid-14th century to the English Reformation. It was initially led by John Wycliffe, a prominent theologian who was dismissed from the University of Oxford in 1381 for criticism of the Church, especially in his doctrine on the Eucharist. The Lollards' demands were primarily for reform of Western Christianity.