landsknecht

[ German lahnts-knekht ]

/ German ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt /

noun

a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.

Also lansquenet.

Origin of landsknecht

From German; see origin at land, 's¹, knight

Words nearby landsknecht

Land's End, landshark, Landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide, Landsmål, landsman, landsmanshaft, land snail

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Example sentences from the Web for landsknecht

The rascal was actually teaching me Landsknecht, and I was obliged to pretend to learn from him.
Tales From Jkai|Mr Jkai
In the 15th and 16th centuries the infantry soldiers (Swiss or landsknecht) carried a heavy poniard or dagger.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
Guinegate was the dbut of the Landsknecht infantry as Nancy was that of the Swiss, and the lesson could not be misread.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various
This name is derived from the German 'landsknecht' ('valet of the fief'), applied to a mercenary soldier.
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims|Andrew Steinmetz

They represent the first germs of the "Landsknecht" profession, the shame and curse of the Germans.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State|Frederick Engels

British Dictionary definitions for landsknecht

landsknecht

/ (ˈlæntskəˌnɛkt) /

noun

a mercenary foot soldier in late 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Europe, esp a German pikeman

Word Origin for landsknecht

German, literally: landknight

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单词	landsknecht
释义	landsknecht [ German lahnts-knekht ] / German ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt / noun a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd. Also lansquenet. Origin of landsknecht From German; see origin at land, 's¹, knight Words nearby landsknecht Land's End, landshark, Landshut, landside, landskip, landsknecht, landslide, Landsmål, landsman, landsmanshaft, land snail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for landsknecht The rascal was actually teaching me Landsknecht, and I was obliged to pretend to learn from him. Tales From Jkai\|Mr Jkai In the 15th and 16th centuries the infantry soldiers (Swiss or landsknecht) carried a heavy poniard or dagger. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8\|Various Guinegate was the dbut of the Landsknecht infantry as Nancy was that of the Swiss, and the lesson could not be misread. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5\|Various This name is derived from the German 'landsknecht' ('valet of the fief'), applied to a mercenary soldier. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims\|Andrew Steinmetz They represent the first germs of the "Landsknecht" profession, the shame and curse of the Germans. The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State\|Frederick Engels British Dictionary definitions for landsknecht landsknecht / (ˈlæntskəˌnɛkt) / noun a mercenary foot soldier in late 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Europe, esp a German pikeman Word Origin for landsknecht German, literally: landknight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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