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An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries.

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  1. n. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries.
  2. n. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward.
  3. 1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. [Written also coistrel.] 2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward. [Obs.] Shak.