What is the Feminine Gender of a Knave? (Knave Opposite Gender)

What is a Knave?

A knave is an old English word that has two main meanings:

• A dishonest or tricky man; a scoundrel.
• A male servant.
• It is also the original name for the Jack card in a standard deck of playing cards.

A Masculine-Specific Word

Because "knave" was always used to refer to a boy or a man, a feminine version of the word never developed in the English language. If a writer in an old story wanted to describe a dishonest woman, they would use other words, like a rogue or a scoundrel, but there is no "knavess."