VARLET - meaning and definition. What is VARLET
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What (who) is VARLET - definition

PERSONAL ATTENDANT
Car valet; Vaslet; Gentleman's gentleman; Body servant; Valets; Varlet
  • A 17th-century ''[[valet de chambre]]''
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varlet         
n.
Scoundrel, rascal, rogue, knave, scape-grace, low fellow.
varlet         
['v?:l?t]
¦ noun
1. archaic an unprincipled rogue.
2. historical an attendant or servant.
Derivatives
varletry noun
Origin
ME: from OFr., var. of valet (see valet).
Varlet         
·noun Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet.
II. Varlet ·noun A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman.
III. Varlet ·noun In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack.

Wikipedia

Valet

A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "valet" by itself most often refers to a normal servant responsible for the clothes and personal belongings of an employer, and making minor arrangements. In the United States, the term most often refers to a parking valet, and the role is often confused with a butler.

Examples of use of VARLET
1. In North America, on the other hand, I have sometimes been tempted to use knife and fork to fend off a waiter by resorting to a bit of minor swordplay: "Away, thou varlet!" I‘m not the only one to take issue with AYSWOT.