VARLETRY

Etymology

Noun

varletry (uncountable)

(obsolete) The rabble; the crowd; the mob.

Anagrams

• veratryl

Source: Wiktionary


Var"let*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. valeterie the young unmarried nobles.]

Definition: The rabble; the crowd; the mob. Shall they hoist me up, And show me to the shouting varletry Of censuring Rome. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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