1. One of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
   "He drew the knave of hearts from the deck";
   - jack
    
2. [archaic] A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
   "The knave swindled several investors before being caught";
   - rogue, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag [N. Amer], scallywag, varlet [archaic], scallawag

Sounds like: Klein, Klnave

Derived forms: knaves

Type of: court card, face card, picture card, scoundrel, villain

Encyclopedia: Knave