VARLET

varlet. Varlet, n. a scoundrel, villain, footman, valet

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Var″let (?), n. [[OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See Vassal, and cf. Valet.]] 1. 1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman. Spenser. Tusser.
2. 2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet.
What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! Shak. 3. 3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack.