- cois|tril
- cois|trel or cois|tril «KOYS truhl», noun.1. Historical. a groom who cared for a knight's horses.╂[variant of custrel]
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cois|trel — or cois|tril «KOYS truhl», noun. 1. Historical. a groom who cared for a knight s horses. 2. Archaic. a base person; knave: »He s a coward and a coistrel (Shakespeare). ╂[variant of custrel] … Useful english dictionary
coistrel — Coistril Cois tril, n. [Prob. from OF. coustillier groom or lad. Cf. {Custrel}.] 1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight s arms and other necessaries. [Written also {coistrel}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A mean, paltry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coistril — Cois tril, n. [Prob. from OF. coustillier groom or lad. Cf. {Custrel}.] 1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight s arms and other necessaries. [Written also {coistrel}.] [1913 Webster] 2. A mean, paltry fellow; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
