1. a crowd of attendants or servants; retinue
Usage: archaic
2. the common people; rabble
Usage: archaic; derogatory

Examples

• The lord traveled with his varletry of dozens of servants and attendants.
• The castle’s varletry bustled about preparing for the royal visit.
• He dismissed the concerns of the varletry as unworthy of consideration.
• The nobleman looked down upon the varletry gathered in the town square.
• Medieval chronicles often mention the varletry that accompanied great lords on their journeys.