Swain — Defs

01 n. A servant.

1.
A servant.[Obs.]
“Him behoves serve himself that has no swain.” — Chaucer.
2.
A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
“It were a happy life To be no better than a homely swain.” — Shak.

“Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.” — Pope.