varletry

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/ˈvɑː(ɹ)lɪtɹi/

noun

The rabble; the crowd; the mob.

OriginOld French valeterie →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounvarletry (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe rabble; the crowd; the mob.

    the shouting varletry of censuring Rome

    c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]

Origin

  1. Old Frenchvaleterie“young unmarried nobles”
  2. Englishvarletry

Compare Old French valeterie (“young unmarried nobles”).

More words from Old French

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Translations

Russian сбро́д, че́рнь
  • сбро́д (sbród)the rabble, the crowd, the mob
  • че́рнь (čérnʹ)the rabble, the crowd, the mob

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

veratryl
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APA

varletry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varletry

MLA

“varletry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varletry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “varletry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varletry.

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