varlet

UK: /ˈvɑːlɪt/ US: (vär′lit)

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var•let  (vär′lit), n. [Archaic.]

1. a knavish person;
   rascal.
2. • an attendant or servant.
   • a page who serves a knight.

• Middle French; variant of valet
• late Middle English 1425–75

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varlet / ˈvɑːlɪt/ noun

1. a menial servant
2. a knight's page
3. a rascal

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, variant of vallet valet