1. A man or lad acting as an attendant or servant; a menial, a groom. An attendant on a knight or other person of military importance. Varlet of the chamber, valet-de-chambre.
2. A person of a low, mean, or knavish disposition; a knave, rogue, rascal. In later use freq. without serious implication of bad qualities. Employed as an abusive form of address.
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Date: 2010-06-14 02:25 pm (UTC)1. A man or lad acting as an attendant or servant; a menial, a groom. An attendant on a knight or other person of military importance. Varlet of the chamber, valet-de-chambre.
2. A person of a low, mean, or knavish disposition; a knave, rogue, rascal. In later use freq. without serious implication of bad qualities. Employed as an abusive form of address.
I'm guessing the second one. ;)