KNAVERY


Meaning of KNAVERY in English

ˈnāv(ə)rē, -ri noun

( -es )

1.

a. : the practices of a knave : petty villainy : knavish action : fraud , trickery , rascality

b. : a roguish or mischievous trick : a rascally scheme — usually used in plural

2. obsolete : quaint ornaments : trinketry

3. obsolete : mischievous sportiveness : roguish mischief

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.