Knave Definition
nāv
knaves
noun
knaves
An unprincipled, crafty fellow.
American Heritage
A serving boy or male servant.
Webster's New World
A man of humble birth or status.
Webster's New World
A dishonest, deceitful person; tricky rascal; rogue.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Knave
Noun
Singular:
knave
Plural:
knavesOrigin of Knave
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From Middle English knave, from Old English cnafa (“child, boy, youth; servant”), from Proto-Germanic *knabô (“boy, youth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to press, tighten”), from Proto-Indo-European *gen- (“to pinch, squeeze, bend, press together, ball”). Cognate with German Knabe (“lad”) and Dutch knaap (“lad”). Related also to knape.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English cnafa boy, male servant
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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