knavery n : lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing [syn: dishonesty]

English

Etymology

From knave + -ery.

Pronunciation

/ˈneɪvəri/

Noun

1. The (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief.
2. Deceit, an unprincipled action.

   Cassio's a proper man: let me see now:

   To get his place and to plume up my will

   In double knavery-How, how? Let's see: — Shakespeare, Othello'', Act 1, Scene 3.

Translations

Knave may refer to:

• Knave, a popular internet webcomic and card game
• Knave (magazine), a British adult magazine
• A male servant
• A journeyman
• Another name for the Jack in a deck of cards
• An unprincipled, crafty person
• Knave of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
• Knave of Hearts (film), a 1954 film directed by René Clément
• Knave of Hearts, an informal name for the area of Mars being explored by the Phoenix (spacecraft)

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