LANSQUENET

n.[lance and knecht, a boy, a knight. ] 1. A common foot soldier.
2. A game at cards.

LANSQUENET

Lans "que *net, n. Etym: [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. ]

lansquenet

lans que net |ˌlanskəˈnet ˌlænskəˈnɛt | ▶noun 1 historical a gambling game of German origin involving betting on cards turned up by the dealer. 2 archaic variant of landsknecht. ORIGIN early 17th cent. ( sense 2 ): via French from German Landsknecht (see landsknecht ).

lansquenet

lansquenet |ˈlɑːnskəˌnɛt, ˈlans- | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] historical a gambling game of German origin involving betting on cards turned up by the dealer. 2 archaic variant of landsknecht. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): via French from German Landsknecht (see landsknecht ).