knave

Meaning

Noun

• A boy; especially, a boy servant.
• Any male servant; a menial.
• A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
• A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

Origin

• From Middle English knave, knafe, from Old English cnafa ("child, boy, youth; servant"), from Proto-West Germanic *knabō.