kitchen-knavearch. A scullion. c1440Promp. Parv. 274/1 Kechyne knave, lixa.1470–85Malory Arthur vii. vii, This is but a kechyn knaue that was fedde in kynge Arthurs kechyn for almesse.1872Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 395 Grant me to serve For meat and drink among thy kitchen-knaves.