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Varlet

Varlet Meaning & Definition
Varlet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Varlet?

[n] in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
[n] a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

Synonyms | Synonyms for Varlet: knave | page | rapscallion | rascal | rogue | scalawag | scallywag

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See Also | attendant | attender | scoundrel | tender | villain

Varlet In Webster's Dictionary

\Var"let\, n. [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young man, young noble, dim of vassal. See {Vassal}, and cf. {Valet}.] 1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman. [Obs.] --Spenser. Tusser. 2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet. What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! --Shak. 3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack. [Obs.]

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