Poker glossary
Knave
Knave is an old name for the jack. In some card games the jack is called the knave.
The simple explanation
If you read an old rule book and see 'knave', it means the jack, the card between the ten and the queen.
A closer look
In modern poker it is rarely used, but it appears in glossaries and in older texts. The card is the same, and the J in the index is for jack.
A practical example
A rule book says that a pair of knaves beats a pair of tens. It means a pair of jacks.
Full explanation
Knave is an old name for the jack. In some card games the jack is called the knave.
Knave is another name for the jack.
It is common in older or British writing.
Poker players now say jack.
The card is the same.