Jack (playing card)

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A Jack or Knave, in some games referred to as a Bower, in Tarot card games as a Valet, is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, pictures a man in the traditional or historic aristocratic or courtier dress generally associated with Europe of the 16th or 17th century. The usual rank of a jack is between the ten and the queen. The Jack corresponds to the Unter in German and Swiss-suited playing cards. In a standard 52-card deck, there are four jacks, one for each suit: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. In many card games, the jack functions as a face card and can have a special role depending on the rules of the game.

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