COISTREL

Meaning of COISTREL in English

noun see: cutlass Date: 1575 a mean fellow ; varlet

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COISTREL — ˈkȯistrəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, squire of a knight, from coustille …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COISTREL — /koy"streuhl/ , n. Archaic. a scoundrel; knave. [ 1570-80; ME custrell, appar. coustillier, coustelier, one armed with a cou ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COISTREL — noun Etymology: Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, from coustille short sword, ultimately from Latin cultellus knife — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COISTREL — [cois.trel] n [MF coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, fr. coustille short sword, fr. L cultellus knife--more at cutlass] (1581) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COISTREL — Pronunciation: ' ko ̇ i-str ə l Function: noun Etymology: Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, from coustille …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CUSTREL — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English custrell, probably modification of Middle French coustillier soldier carrying a short sword, squire …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COYSTRILL — variant of coistrel
Webster's New International English Dictionary

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