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Definition of Swanherd
1. n. One who tends or marks swans; as, the royal swanherd of England.
Definition of Swanherd
1. Noun. keeper of swans ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Swanherd
1. one who tends swans (large aquatic birds) [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swanherd
Literary usage of Swanherd
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"No persons having Swans could appoint a new swanherd without the king's ...
Every swanherd on the stream was bound to attend upon the king's ..."
2. London Society (1879)
"Ordinances were drawn up and issued by them, decreeing, among other things, that
no person possessing swans should appoint a new swanherd without a license ..."
3. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City (1850)
"If any weirs were found upon any rivers without grates to them, any owner,
swan-master, or swanherd, might destroy them. Masters of swans appointed regular ..."
4. Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society by Middlesex Local History Council (1881)
"Swan-uppers for this yeare, elected &c. &c., the care of the birds confided to them.
" The swanherd of the Company, with His Majesty's ..."
5. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"No persons having Swans could appoint a new swanherd without the king's ...
Every swanherd on the stream was bound to attend upon the king's ..."
6. London Society (1879)
"Ordinances were drawn up and issued by them, decreeing, among other things, that
no person possessing swans should appoint a new swanherd without a license ..."
7. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City (1850)
"If any weirs were found upon any rivers without grates to them, any owner,
swan-master, or swanherd, might destroy them. Masters of swans appointed regular ..."
8. Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society by Middlesex Local History Council (1881)
"Swan-uppers for this yeare, elected &c. &c., the care of the birds confided to them.
" The swanherd of the Company, with His Majesty's ..."
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