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English
Noun
lansknecht (plural lansknechts)
- Alternative form of lansquenet
Dutch
Etymology
From landsknecht, but sometimes reinterpreted as a distinct compound lans + knecht. Landsknechte often bore pikes, encouraging the reinterpretation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑns.knɛxt/
- Hyphenation: lans‧knecht
Noun
lansknecht m (plural lansknechten)
- Alternative form of landsknecht.
- A soldier armed with a lance, a pikeman.