From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishknave /neɪv/ noun [countable] 1 British English the playing card with a value between the ten and queen SYN jack ...

A Jack or Knave, in some games referred to as a Bower, in Tarot card games as a Valet, is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, ...

Another term for the 'jack' in cards. The word originally (in Old English) meant 'boy, servant', and then generally someone of low social status.

noun. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel. synonyms: rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet. see moresee less. type of: scoundrel, villain.

A male attendant, page, or other servant; (also more generally) a man of low rank or status; a commoner, a peasant. Often contrasted with knight.

(old-fashioned) (in a pack of cards) a jack (= a card with a picture of a young man on it, normally worth more than a ten and less than a queen)

8 июн. 2007 г. · Originally, in England, the court cards were called king, queen and knave, with knave being the now-defunct term for a male servant.

In card games, knave is another word for jack. [mainly British]regional note: in AM, use jack.

6 дней назад · KNAVE definition: 1. a dishonest man 2. a jack 3. a dishonest man. Learn more.