Lansquenet

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

French, from German Landsknecht, from Land + Knecht.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'lɑ:nskənɛt/

Noun

Singular lansquenet

Plural lansquenets

1. (archaic) landsknecht
2. a card-game used for gambling

   • 1962: One could see part of the dimly lit court where under an enclosed poplar two soldiers on a stone bench were playing lansquenet. — Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire