<span><span>swain </span><span>| swān | </span></span><span>noun <span><span>1. </span><span><span>literary </span><span>a young lover or suitor<span>. </span></span></span></span><span><span>2. </span><span><span>archaic </span><span>a country youth<span>. </span></span></span></span></span><span><span>ORIGIN: </span><span><span>late Old English </span>(denoting a young man attendant on a knight), from <span>Old Norse </span><span>sveinn </span><span>‘lad’</span><span>.
The Mayflower was based on majoritarian and the settlers' allegiance to the king. In the majoritarian government model, a certain majority (can be based on religion, race etc) assumes power and expects inherent rights.
