Varlet
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Varlet can refer to:
- a valet, especially as a knight's squireSquireThe English word squire is a shortened version of the word Esquire, from the Old French , itself derived from the Late Latin , in medieval or Old English a scutifer. The Classical Latin equivalent was , "arms bearer"...
, or the court appointment of valet de chambreValet de chambreValet de chambre , or varlet de chambre, was a court appointment introduced in the late Middle Ages, common from the 14th century onwards. Royal Households had many persons appointed at any time...
. - an unprincipled person; a rogue.
- people with the surname Varlet, such as
- Dominique Marie Varlet, Bishop of BabylonBabylonBabylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
, (1678-1742) - Jean Varlet
- Charles Varlet de La Grange (1639-1692), French actor with MolièreMolièreJean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
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- Dominique Marie Varlet, Bishop of Babylon