lansquenet
1 synonym for lansquenet, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — a German mercenary foot soldier, typically a pikeman, of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
skin the lamb
How to use lansquenet
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
a company of lansquenets
play lansquenet
a lansquenet pikeman
It is a specialist, mostly historical term, met more often in books than in speech.
Etymology
Lansquenet was borrowed from French, which took it from German Landsknecht. That German word joins Lands, meaning of the land, with Knecht, meaning servant.
Full origin of lansquenet →Frequently asked questions
What does lansquenet mean?
It can mean either a German mercenary foot soldier from the 15th and 16th centuries, or a gambling card game named after them.
Where does the word lansquenet come from?
It was borrowed from French, which in turn took it from the German word Landsknecht.
Is lansquenet the same as Landsknecht?
Yes, lansquenet is the French form of the German Landsknecht, referring to the same type of mercenary soldier.
