Hypernyms (knavery is a kind of...): actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of knavery): betrayal; perfidy; treachery; treason (an act of deliberate betrayal) charlatanism; quackery (the dishonesty of a charlatan) trick (an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent)