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varlet

/ˈvɑː.lɪt/

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noun

C2formalbritishobsolete/ˈvɑː.lɪt/

A noun with two historical meanings: first, a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; second, in medieval times, a youth who served as a knight's attendant as the initial stage of training for knighthood.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное с двумя историческими значениями: первое — лживый и ненадёжный негодяй; второе — в средневековье юноша, служивший оруженосцем рыцаря как начальная ступень обучения рыцарству.
  1. Deceitful person C2 formal british

    A dishonest and untrustworthy scoundrel.

    • The king called the traitor a varlet and banished him.
    • Only a varlet would break such a sacred oath.
    • The townspeople knew him as a lying varlet.

    🇷🇺Мошенник

    Synonyms: blackguardknavemiscreantrapscallionrascalroguescoundrelvillain

  2. Knight's attendant C2 formal british

    In medieval times, a young man serving as a knight's attendant, the first stage of training for knighthood.

    • The varlet polished his master's armor before the tournament.
    • As a varlet, he learned the basics of swordsmanship and chivalry.
    • The young varlet dreamed of becoming a knight himself one day.

    🇷🇺Оруженосец

    Synonyms: attendantesquirepagesquirevalet

  • varlets plural form
  • varlets' possessive plural form
  • varlet's possessive singular form