varlet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: varlet	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
varlet n a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet] in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood Synonym(s): page, varlet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Varlet \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.]