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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries; a coistrel..
And he shall 'by his merriment as dear / As ever coistril bought so little sport: / Ne'er let this sword assist me when I need, / But rust and canker after I have sworn.
He's a coward and a coistril that will not / drink to my niece till his brains turn o'the toe like a / parish top.
Use coistril when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Coistril means (obsolete) An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries; a coistrel..
Common synonyms include coward and Thesaurus:villain.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And he shall 'by his merriment as dear / As ever coistril bought so little sport: / Ne'er let this sword assist me when I need, / But rust and canker after I have sworn.
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