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fer-de-lance(dictionary)
lance(1)(dictionary)
lance(2)(dictionary)
lance(medicine)
fer-de-lance(medicine)
fer-de-lance(encyclopedia)
lance corporal(dictionary)
lance 2, verb(dictionary)
Armstrong, Lance(encyclopedia)

lance-knight (iou)



lance-knight noun. Also lance-knecht. E16.
[German Lanzknecht alt. of Landsknecht (see LANSQUENET) after Lanz LANCE noun.]
Hist. A mercenary foot-soldier, esp. one armed with a lance or pike.