Definition of varlet in English:

varlet

noun ˈvɑːlɪtˈvɑrlət

1historical A man or boy acting as an attendant or servant.
〈史〉侍从；侍童
Example sentencesExamples
- Even among those who rank, at least by economic criteria, as middle-class, the most proximate precedent for their dress style is that of medieval varlets.
Synonyms
attendant, retainer
2archaic A dishonest or unprincipled man.
Example sentencesExamples
- What varlet hath done such a blight upon our fair Empire?
Synonyms
rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch, unprincipled person, rake, profligate, degenerate, debauchee, libertine

Derivatives

varletry

noun ˈvɑːlɪtriˈvɑrlətri

The modern magazine reader is a member of the new bourgeois varletry, the monied class that makes the old nouveau riche look like aristocracy.
Example sentencesExamples
- I will go and fright the varletry with my presence, and secure, I trust, a horse for Your Majesty, and one for myself.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, variant of valet 'attendant' (see valet). The sense 'rogue' dates from the mid 16th century.

valet from Late Middle English:
Rich men who could afford to employ a valet to look after their clothes had to be careful that he was also not a varlet (mid 16th century), ‘an unprincipled man’, as the words are essentially the same. French valet ‘attendant’ and its early variant varlet are related to vassal (Late Middle English), from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer’, which derived from a Celtic word. The first valets were 15th-century footmen who acted as attendants on a horseman.

Rhymes

scarlet, Scarlett, starlet, starlit

Definition of varlet in US English:

varlet

nounˈvɑrlətˈvärlət

1historical A man or boy acting as an attendant or servant.
〈史〉侍从；侍童
Example sentencesExamples
- Even among those who rank, at least by economic criteria, as middle-class, the most proximate precedent for their dress style is that of medieval varlets.
Synonyms
attendant, retainer
1. 1.1 A knight's page.
2archaic A dishonest or unprincipled man.
Example sentencesExamples
- What varlet hath done such a blight upon our fair Empire?
Synonyms
rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch, unprincipled person, rake, profligate, degenerate, debauchee, libertine

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, variant of valet ‘attendant’ (see valet). The sense ‘rogue’ dates from the mid 16th century.

词汇	varlet
释义	Definition of varlet in English: varlet noun ˈvɑːlɪtˈvɑrlət 1historical A man or boy acting as an attendant or servant. 〈史〉侍从；侍童 Example sentencesExamples Even among those who rank, at least by economic criteria, as middle-class, the most proximate precedent for their dress style is that of medieval varlets. Synonyms attendant, retainer 2archaic A dishonest or unprincipled man. Example sentencesExamples What varlet hath done such a blight upon our fair Empire? Synonyms rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch, unprincipled person, rake, profligate, degenerate, debauchee, libertine Derivatives varletry noun ˈvɑːlɪtriˈvɑrlətri The modern magazine reader is a member of the new bourgeois varletry, the monied class that makes the old nouveau riche look like aristocracy. Example sentencesExamples I will go and fright the varletry with my presence, and secure, I trust, a horse for Your Majesty, and one for myself. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, variant of valet 'attendant' (see valet). The sense 'rogue' dates from the mid 16th century. valet from Late Middle English: Rich men who could afford to employ a valet to look after their clothes had to be careful that he was also not a varlet (mid 16th century), ‘an unprincipled man’, as the words are essentially the same. French valet ‘attendant’ and its early variant varlet are related to vassal (Late Middle English), from medieval Latin vassallus ‘retainer’, which derived from a Celtic word. The first valets were 15th-century footmen who acted as attendants on a horseman. Rhymes scarlet, Scarlett, starlet, starlit Definition of varlet in US English: varlet nounˈvɑrlətˈvärlət 1historical A man or boy acting as an attendant or servant. 〈史〉侍从；侍童 Example sentencesExamples Even among those who rank, at least by economic criteria, as middle-class, the most proximate precedent for their dress style is that of medieval varlets. Synonyms attendant, retainer 1.1 A knight's page. 2archaic A dishonest or unprincipled man. Example sentencesExamples What varlet hath done such a blight upon our fair Empire? Synonyms rogue, rascal, scoundrel, good-for-nothing, villain, wretch, unprincipled person, rake, profligate, degenerate, debauchee, libertine Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, variant of valet ‘attendant’ (see valet). The sense ‘rogue’ dates from the mid 16th century.
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