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    varlet
    /ˈvɑːlɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a man or boy acting as an attendant or servant. historical
    • 2. a dishonest or unprincipled man. archaic

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › varletVarlet Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : attendant, menial. b. : a knight's page. 2. : a base unprincipled person : knave. Synonyms. baddie. baddy. beast. brute. caitiff. devil. evildoer. fiend. heavy. hound. knave. meanie. meany. miscreant. monster. nazi. no-good. rapscallion. rascal. reprobate.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › varletVarlet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A varlet was similar to a squire, a servant and sidekick who could be relied on for help when a knight was just starting out. Later, varlet came to have the additional meaning of "rascal or rogue," possibly influenced by Shakespeare, who frequently used it as an insult.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › varletVARLET Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Varlet definition: a knavish person; rascal.. See examples of VARLET used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › varletVarlet - definition of varlet by The Free Dictionary

    Define varlet. varlet synonyms, varlet pronunciation, varlet translation, English dictionary definition of varlet. n. 1. An attendant or servant. 2. A knight's page. 3. A rascal; a knave. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › varletvarlet - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    5 days ago · Noun. [edit] varlet (plural varlets) (obsolete) A servant or attendant. (historical) Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood. (archaic) A rogue or scoundrel. (obsolete, card games) The jack. Translations. [edit] ± servant or attendant.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVARLET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. an attendant. 2. a youth serving as a knight's page. 3. a scoundrel; knave. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. ME < OFr, a servant, page, var. of vaslet (see valet): for sense development see knave. varlet in American English. (ˈvɑːrlɪt)

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › varletVARLET Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for VARLET: villain, brute, monster, savage, offender, wretch, knave, devil; Antonyms of VARLET: innocent, hero, angel, saint