lancegay
English
Alternative forms
- lancegaye
Etymology
From Middle English launcegay, from Old French lancegaye, from lance (“lance”) + zagaye (“assagai”).
Noun
lancegay (plural lancegays)
References
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “lancegay”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.