Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hilding \Hil"ding\, n. [Prob. a corruption of hindling, dim. of
   hind, adj. Cf. Prov. E. hilderling, hinderling. See
   {Hinderling}.]
   A base, menial wretch. -- a. Base; spiritless. [Obs.] --Shak.