Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Varlets collectively; varletdom. [Nonce-word.]
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Examples
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I had deemed it dishonouring in a brave soldier, a well-born gentleman (now from his valiantness, merit, and wisdom become a puissant and dreaded lord), to sink into that lackeydom and varletaille which falsehood and cringing have stablished in these walls, and baptized under the name of 'courtiers.'
The Last of the Barons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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I had deemed it dishonouring in a brave soldier, a well-born gentleman (now from his valiantness, merit, and wisdom become a puissant and dreaded lord), to sink into that lackeydom and varletaille which falsehood and cringing have stablished in these walls, and baptized under the name of 'courtiers.'
The Last of the Barons — Volume 04 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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