varletry

[ vahr-li-tree ]
/ ˈvɑr lɪ tri /

noun Archaic.

varlets collectively.
the mob or rabble.

Origin of varletry

First recorded in 1600–10; varlet + -ry

Words nearby varletry

varistor, varitype, varityper, varix, varlet, varletry, varley loop, varmint, varmus, varna, varnish

Example sentences from the Web for varletry

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

    The Amazing Marriage, Complete |George Meredith

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

    Darkness and Dawn |Frederic W. Farrar

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

    The Death of the Gods |Dmitri Mrejkowski

British Dictionary definitions for varletry

varletry
/ (ˈvɑːlɪtrɪ) /

noun archaic

the varletry rabble; mob
varlets collectively