varlet

[ vahr-lit ]

/ ˈvɑr lɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR varlet ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Archaic.

a knavish person; rascal.

an attendant or servant.
a page who serves a knight.

Origin of varlet

1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French; variant of valet

Words nearby varlet

varisized, varistor, varitype, Varityper, varix, varlet, varletry, Varley loop, varmint, Varmus, varna

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Example sentences from the Web for varlet

Whether knight or varlet shall the finder be, I will not say.
In the Court of King Arthur|Samuel Lowe
And when he had done and ended this battle, anon he called to him his varlet, the which brought him his horse.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory
Therewith the varlet mounted the stairway, and in the chamber above he met with his host.
Tales from the Old French|Various
And as the king and the queen were at mass the varlet came with the letters.
Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)|Thomas Malory

He ordered the varlet to be removed and examined, in order to discover whether any secret letters were concealed about him.
The Canterbury Puzzles|Henry Ernest Dudeney

British Dictionary definitions for varlet

varlet

/ (ˈvɑːlɪt) /

noun archaic

a menial servant

a knight's page

a rascal

Word Origin for varlet

C15: from Old French, variant of vallet valet

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	varlet
释义	varlet [ vahr-lit ] / ˈvɑr lɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR varlet ON THESAURUS.COM noun Archaic. a knavish person; rascal. an attendant or servant. a page who serves a knight. Origin of varlet 1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French; variant of valet Words nearby varlet varisized, varistor, varitype, Varityper, varix, varlet, varletry, Varley loop, varmint, Varmus, varna Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for varlet Whether knight or varlet shall the finder be, I will not say. In the Court of King Arthur\|Samuel Lowe And when he had done and ended this battle, anon he called to him his varlet, the which brought him his horse. Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)\|Thomas Malory Therewith the varlet mounted the stairway, and in the chamber above he met with his host. Tales from the Old French\|Various And as the king and the queen were at mass the varlet came with the letters. Le Morte D'Arthur, Volume II (of II)\|Thomas Malory He ordered the varlet to be removed and examined, in order to discover whether any secret letters were concealed about him. The Canterbury Puzzles\|Henry Ernest Dudeney British Dictionary definitions for varlet varlet / (ˈvɑːlɪt) / noun archaic a menial servant a knight's page a rascal Word Origin for varlet C15: from Old French, variant of vallet valet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to varlet helper, servant, vassal, knave, blackguard, page, footman
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varlet

noun Archaic.

Origin of varlet

Words nearby varlet

Example sentences from the Web for varlet

British Dictionary definitions for varlet

noun archaic

Word Origin for varlet

Words related to varlet