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Knave

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

A false, dishonest, or deceitful person. This signifleation of the word has arisen by a long perversion of its original meaning, which was merely servant or attendant. To call a man a knave has been held to be