'Varlet' definitions:

Definition of 'varlet'

From: WordNet
noun
A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel [syn: rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet]
noun
In medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood [syn: page, varlet]

Definition of 'Varlet'

From: GCIDE
  • Varlet \Var"let\, n. [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See Vassal, and cf. Valet.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet; a footman. [Obs.] --Spenser. Tusser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an impudent varlet. [1913 Webster]
  • What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the knave, or jack. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]