n. A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A servant.
n. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A young man or boy in service; a servant.
n. A young man in attendance on a knight; a squire.
n. A man dwelling in the country; a countryman employed in husbandry; a rustic.
n. Hence A country gallant; a lover or sweetheart generally.
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n. a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
Word Usage
"'I protest,' cried Sir Sedley to Camilla, tis your favourite swain from the Northwick assembly! wafted on some zephyr of Hope, he has pursued you to Tunbridge."