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Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A gambling card game in which the dealer is given an initial card and the players another; cards are then turned up until the value (rank) of one of those cards is met.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: skin the lamb
Antonyms: none provided
Borrowed from French lansquenet, from German Landsknecht, from Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”). Doublet of Landsknecht.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
لَانْدْسْكْنِيشْت
(lāndsknīšt)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Catalan:
lansquenet
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Chinese Mandarin:
國土傭僕 /国土佣仆
(guótǔ yōngpú)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Czech:
lancknecht
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Danish:
landsknægt
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Dutch:
landsknecht
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Dutch:
lansknecht
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Finnish:
landsknecht
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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French:
lansquenet
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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West-Frisian:
lânsfeint
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Georgian:
ლანდსკნეხტი
(landsḳnexṭi)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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German:
Landsknecht
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Greek:
Λάντσκνεχτ
(Lántsknecht)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Hebrew:
לָאנְדְסְקְנֶכְט
(landsknékht)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Italian:
lanzichenecco
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Japanese:
ランツクネヒト
(rantsukunehito)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Korean:
란츠크네히트
(rancheukeunehiteu)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Latin:
Landsknectus
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Lithuanian:
landsknechtas
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Norwegian:
landsknekt
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Persian:
نبردپیشه
(nabardpiše)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Polish:
lancknecht
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Polish:
landsknecht
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Portuguese:
lansquenete
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Portuguese:
lansquené
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Portuguese:
lansquenê
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Russian:
ландскне́хт
(landsknéxt)
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Serbo-Croatian:
ландскнехт
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Serbo-Croatian:
landsknext
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Spanish:
lansquenete
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Swedish:
landsknekt
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Uzbek:
landsknext
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Vietnamese:
lencơnet
— German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century
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Finnish:
lansquenet
— gambling card game
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French:
lansquenet
— gambling card game
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German:
Landsknecht
— gambling card game
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German:
Lansquenet
— gambling card game
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Italian:
zecchinetta
— gambling card game
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Italian:
zecchinetto
— gambling card game
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Italian:
lanzichenecco
— gambling card game
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Polish:
lancknecht
— gambling card game
