varlet
var·let
(vär′lĭt)n.
1. An attendant or servant.
2. A knight's page.
3. A rascal; a knave.
[Middle English, from Old French, variant of vaslet; see valet.]
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varlet
(ˈvɑːlɪt)n
1. (Historical Terms) a menial servant
2. (Historical Terms) a knight's page
3. (Historical Terms) a rascal
[C15: from Old French, variant of vallet valet]
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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]
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