miscreant vs varlet

miscreant

adj
  • Lacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous. 

  • Holding an incorrect religious belief. 

noun
  • One who holds a false religious belief; a misbeliever. 

  • One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain. 

  • One who has behaved badly, or illegally. 

varlet

noun
  • Specifically, a youth acting as a knight's attendant at the beginning of his training for knighthood. 

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