Definitions
in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
Word origin
From Middle English varlet, varlette, from Old French varlet, variant of vadlet, vallet, vaslet. Doublet of valet.
Used in a sentence
“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?”
“[W]hen the worlde is fraughted with ſo manye varlettes, that it will be a long time ere a man ſhall diſcerne the faythful from the Hipocrites.”
“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.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Knight's page”6 letters
02“Knight's young attendant”6 letters
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