Coistrel

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
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     2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward. [Obs.] --Shak.
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