Meaning of VARLET
| Pronunciation: | | 'vârlit
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | knave, page, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag |
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| | See Also: | | attendant, attender, scoundrel, tender, villain | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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