1930s; earliest use found in Hermathena. From French Rimbaldien from the name of Arthur Rimbaud + French -ien, with etymological respelling (after the pattern of French words in -aud corresponding to Latin forms in -ald).
Definition of Rimbaldian in US English:
Rimbaldian
(also Rimbaldien)
adjectiverɪmˈbaldɪən
= Rimbaudian.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Hermathena. From French Rimbaldien from the name of Arthur Rimbaud + French -ien, with etymological respelling (after the pattern of French words in -aud corresponding to Latin forms in -ald).