noun · rare

varlet

varlet · varlets

оруженосец

Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training…Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood.

/ˈvɑːlət/

» An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.

Meaning

4 senses

(historical)Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood.
оружено́сецoruženósec
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
(obsolete)A servant or attendant.
слуга́slugá, пажpaž
(archaic)A rogue or scoundrel.
негодя́йnegodjáj
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
(obsolete)The jack.
вале́тvalét

Examples

1 sentences

An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
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Translations

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Русский

By meaning 4

servant or attendant:

youth acting as a knight’s attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood:

rogue or scoundrel:

jack:

Origin

From Middle English varlet, varlette, from Old French varlet, variant of vadlet, vallet, v

From Middle English varlet, varlette, from Old French varlet, variant of vadlet, vallet, vaslet. Doublet of valet.

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Forms

plural: varlets

Singular	varlet
Plural	varlets

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Close in meaning

in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood:page
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel:rogue knave rascal rapscallion scalawag scallywag

Word family

1 related words

Derivedvarletess