Var"let (?), n. [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.]
Var"let (?), n. [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.]
