varletry

[ vahr-li-tree ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. varlets collectively.
2. the mob or rabble.

ˈvarletry

/ ˈvɑːlɪtrɪ /

noun

1. the varletry
   the varletry rabble; mob
2. varlets collectively

Word History and Origins

Origin of varletry¹

First recorded in 1600–10; varlet + -ry

Example Sentences

The whole pack of varletry, in the hope of Court favour, subjected the two disgraced young princes to espionage by night and day.

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Shall they hoist me up And show me to the shouting varletry Of censuring Rome?

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It was only the clientage and varletry of Octavia who had dared to assume the peoples name.

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She'll not be "chastised with the sober eye of dull Octavia," nor shown "to the shouting varletry of censuring Rome."

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The excitement of the varletry in the square, they say, was fearful to hear.

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