varlet

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Englisch - Türkisch
iç oğlanı
alçak herif
şövalye uşağı
{i} herif
{i} çapkın
alçak
alçak adam
{i} uşak
Englisch - Englisch
A rogue or scoundrel

My lady to be called a nasty Scotch wh–re by such a varlet!—To be sure I wish I had knocked his brains out with the punchbowl.

A servant or attendant

The Winchester Manorhouse has fled bodily, like a Dream of the old Night (...) . House and people, royal and episcopal, lords and varlets, where are they?.

The jack
Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood
{n} a scoundrel, villain, footman, valet
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
Used as a slang for a rogue or a scoundrel
Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet
A servant
In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack
A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman
Used in medieval times as a youth acting as a knights attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
varlets
plural of varlet
varlet

    Silbentrennung

    var·let

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    [ 'vär-l&t ] (noun.) 15th century. From Old French varlet. Compare valet.
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