varlet

var·let

V0032200 (vär′lĭt)n.1. An attendant or servant.2. A knight's page.3. A rascal; a knave.

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[Middle English, from Old French, variant of vaslet; see valet.]

varlet

(ˈvɑːlɪt) n1. (Historical Terms) a menial servant2. (Historical Terms) a knight's page3. (Historical Terms) a rascal[C15: from Old French, variant of vallet valet]

var•let

(ˈvɑr lɪt)

n. Archaic. 1. rascal. 2. a. an attendant or servant. b. a page who serves a knight. [1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French; variant of valet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	varlet - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrelknave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywagscoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
	2.	varlet - in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthoodpageattendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

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