landsknecht

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

landsknecht (plural landsknechts)

  1. Alternative form of lansquenet

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Landsknecht. Equivalent to land +‎ -s- +‎ knecht.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑn(t)s.knɛxt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: lands‧knecht

Noun[edit]

landsknecht m (plural landsknechten)

  1. A lansquenet, a Landsknecht; a mercenary foot soldier, often armed with a sword or a pike.

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