[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
vassal valet knave jack 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

varlet
     n 1: a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel syn: rogue, knave,
           rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag
     2: in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as
        the first stage in training for knighthood syn: page
see also:
rogue knave rascal rapscallion scalawag scallywag 
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