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var·let  (värlt)

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.]

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varlet [ˈvɑːlɪt]

n Archaic

1. (Historical Terms) a menial servant

2. (Historical Terms) a knight's page

3. (Historical Terms) a rascal

[from Old French, variant of vallet valet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	varlet - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag scoundrel, 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 knighthood page attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Translations

varlet

n (obs, = page) → Knappe m; (= rascal) → Schurke m, → Halunke m