brief and generally anonymous satirical comment in prose or verse that ridicules a contemporary leader or national event. Pasquinade is derived from ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/25
Pas`quin·ade' noun [ French pasquinade , Italian pasquinata .] A lampoon or satirical writing. Macaulay. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/29