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lansquenetnoun
Any of a class of German mercenaries in the 16th and 17th centuries.
lansquenetnoun
A card game, used for gambling.
Etymology: From lansquenet, from Landsknecht, from Land + Knecht.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lansquenetnoun
Etymology: lance and knecht, Dutch.
Webster Dictionary
Lansquenetnoun
a German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe
Lansquenetnoun
a game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet
Etymology: [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See Land, and Knight.]
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Lansquenet
Lansquenet is a card game. Lansquenet also refers to 15th and 16th century German foot soldiers; the lansquenet drum is a type of field drum used by these soldiers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lansquenet
lans′ke-net, n. a 16th-17th cent. mercenary pikeman: a game at cards. [Fr.,—Ger. landsknecht—land, country, knecht, a soldier.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
lansquenet
A German foot-soldier; originally one of the serfs who followed the camp in the service of the common soldiers; afterward one of the independent troops who hired themselves to those willing to pay highest for their services.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lansquenet in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lansquenet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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