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† garcion, garson Obs. (after 16th c. chiefly Hist.).
Also 4 garsoun, garesowne, 7 gartion, garsoon.
[a. OF. garçun (11th c.), garcion, garzon, garchon, etc. (mod.F. garçon) = Pr. garso, guarzon, Sp. garzon, Pg. garção, It. garzone, med.L. (12th c.) garciōn-em, for which garciferum (f. the analogy of scutiferum) occurs. The nom. form (med.L. garcio) is represented by OF. gars (mod.F. gars in jocular use, ‘lad’), and perh. by Pr. gart-z adj. ‘bad’. The primary sense is ‘servant, attendant’ (often used contemptuously, like ‘knave’, ‘varlet’); the mod.Fr. senses ‘boy’, ‘bachelor’, are of later development.]
A serving-man, groom; esp. a young man or boy servant.
13..K. Alis. 2505 And damoselis to garsounes, Ther was mad al comunes. 13..Sir Beues (A.) 2993 His sone þat was a proud garsoun. Men him clepede Beuoun. 13..Seuyn Sag. (W.) 1428 Whether lord or garsoun. c1450Merlin 103 It ys grevouse thinge to vs to haue a garcion to be lorde ouer vs alle. 1562J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 170 Long wayghtyng and small wages makth poore garsons. 1598Hakluyt Voy. I. 19 Hasting shall finde 21. ships, in euery ship 21. men, and a Garcion, or Boy, which is called a Gromet. 1602Middleton Blurt iii. i. E j b, She meanes her French garsoon. c1640J. Smyth Lives Berkeleys (1883) I. 166 For a gartion or boy to attend him jd ob. the day. 1671F. Phillips Reg. Necess. 377 That no more but one Garson be allowed. |