1. (n.) A military man serving on horseback; a knight.

2. (n.) A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.

3. (n.) One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.

4. (n.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking surrounding parts.

5. (a.) Gay; easy; offhand; frank.

6. (a.) High-spirited.

7. (a.) Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.

8. (a.) of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I.

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