the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > faking of documents > [noun] > forger, falsifier > of licences (2)
An attendant or retainer kept by a nobleman or landowner; an armed servant.
A literate beggar, esp. one who forges passes, licences, and certificates for others. Cf. jark, n. jackman, n.2