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lansknecht.

alternative form of landsknecht

10 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑns.knɛxt/
  1. alternative form of landsknecht

    alt-of · alternative · masculine · no-diminutive
  2. a soldier armed with a lance, a pikeman

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From landsknecht, but sometimes reinterpreted as a distinct compound lans + knecht. Landsknechte often bore pikes, encouraging the reinterpretation.

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