English-Thai Dictionary
varlet
N คนใช้ คนรับใช้ servant valet kon-chai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
VARLET
n.[See Valet. ] 1. Anciently, a servant or footman.
2. A scoundrel; a rascal; as an impudent varlet.
VARLETRY
n.The rabble; the crowd. [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VARLET
Var "let, n. Etym: [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young man, young noble, dim of vassal. See Vassal, and cf. Valet. ]
1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman. [Obs. ] Spenser. Tusser.
2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet. What a brazen-faced varlet art thou! Shak.
3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack. [Obs. ]
VARLETRY
Var "let *ry, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. valeterie the young unmarried nobles.]
Defn: The rabble; the crowd; the mob. Shall they hoist me up, And show me to the shouting varletry Of censuring Rome. Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
varlet
var let |ˈvärlət ˈvɑrlət | ▶noun 1 historical a man or boy acting as an attendant or servant. • a knight's page. 2 archaic a dishonest or unprincipled man. DERIVATIVES var let ry |-lətrē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, variant of valet ‘attendant ’ (see valet ). The sense ‘rogue ’ dates from the mid 16th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
varlet
varlet |ˈvɑːlɪt | ▶noun 1 historical a man or boy acting as an attendant or servant. 2 archaic a dishonest or unprincipled man. DERIVATIVES varletry noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, variant of valet ‘attendant ’ (see valet ). The sense ‘rogue ’ dates from the mid 16th cent.
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