n. [ OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See Vassal, and cf. Valet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. valeterie the young unmarried nobles. ] The rabble; the crowd; the mob. [ 1913 Webster ]
Shall they hoist me up,
And show me to the shouting varletry
Of censuring Rome. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]