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