Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Knavery
Knav′er·y (nāv′ẽr·y̆), n.; pl. Knaveries. 1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.
This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's name. Shak.
2. pl. Roguish or mischievous tricks. Shak.