☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Blackguard

A person of the vilest character; a scoundrel. Originally referred to the lowest menial servants of a household. In legal usage, applied to persons engaged in dishonorable or criminal conduct, particularly those who prey upon the vulnerable.

Etymology: English compound: 'black' + 'guard' (originally the scullions and kitchen servants who guarded the pots) · Category: General Legal Terms · Source: Oxford English Dictionary; 18th century court records
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