landsknecht

English

Noun

landsknecht (plural landsknechts)

  1. Alternative form of lansquenet.

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

landsknecht m (plural landsknechten)

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

Derived terms

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