varlet
1varlet — Varlet, ou Valet, m. ac. (Car le François dit l un et l autre) est celuy qui sert sous un maistre subalterne, Vicarius famulus. Ainsi dit on Valet de garderobbe, Valet de Chambre, Valet fruictier, Valet de chiens, ausquels autres, qui sont sous… …
2varlet — ● varlet nom masculin (variante de l ancien français vaslet, valet) Jeune noble placé en service auprès d un seigneur pour faire l apprentissage de la chevalerie. ⇒VARLET, subst. masc. I. HIST. MÉDIÉV. Fils de gentilhomme placé auprès d un grand… …
3Varlet — can refer to:*a valet, especially as a knight s squire, or the court appointment of valet de chambre. *people with the surname Varlet, such as **Dominique Marie Varlet, Bishop of Babylon, (1678 1742) **Jean Varlet **Charles Varlet de La Grange… …
4Varlet — 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] …
5varlet — mid 15c., servant, attendant of a knight, from M.Fr. varlet (14c.), variant of vaslet, originally squire, young man, from O.Fr. vassal (see VASSAL (Cf. vassal)). The meaning rascal, rogue is 1540s …
6Varlet — Variante de Valet, que l on rencontre en Picardie et en Champagne Ardennes. Au départ le valet était un apprenti chevalier, mais très vite il a pris son sens actuel de domestique, qui est sans doute celui qui correspond au patronyme …
7varlet — m. valet ; domestique. voir domestic, serviciau …
8varlet — [vär′lit] n. [ME < OFr, a servant, page, var. of vaslet (see VALET): for sense development see KNAVE] Archaic 1. an attendant 2. a youth serving as a knight s page 3. a scoundrel; knave …
9varlet — [15] Varlet and valet [16] are doublets – they come from the same ultimate source. This was Vulgar Latin *vassus, a borrowing from Old Celtic *wasso ‘young man, squire’. From *vassus were derived two medieval Latin diminutive forms: vassallus,… …
10varlet — [15] Varlet and valet [16] are doublets – they come from the same ultimate source. This was Vulgar Latin *vassus, a borrowing from Old Celtic *wasso ‘young man, squire’. From *vassus were derived two medieval Latin diminutive forms: vassallus,… …
