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'''Knave''' medieval term for a journeyman or male servant. The term has come to carry the connotation of a disreputable fellow but also refers to a [[Jack (playing cards)]]. It is also a staple of faux-Middle English insults.
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A medieval term for a journeyman or male servant. The term has come to carry the connotation of a disreputable fellow but also refers to a [[Jack (playing cards)]].
  
 
[[category:slang Terms]]
 
[[category:slang Terms]]

Revision as of 20:29, August 24, 2008

A medieval term for a journeyman or male servant. The term has come to carry the connotation of a disreputable fellow but also refers to a Jack (playing cards).