lans|que|net

lans|que|net
lans|que|net «LANS kuh neht», noun.
1. a mercenary foot soldier, commonly armed with a pike or lance. Lansquenets were formerly employed in the German and other Continental armies in the 1600's and 1700's.
2. a card game in which the players bet against the banker.
[< Middle French lansquenet < German Landsknecht; see etym. under lance knight (Cf.lance knight)]

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