varletess

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noun

A female varlet.

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Meanings

nounvarletess (plural varletesses)

plural varletesses

  1. A female varlet.

    In short, Jack, it was more pride than love, as I now find it, that put me upon making such a confounded rout about losing this noble varletess.

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXXI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

Origin

From varlet + -ess.

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