lansquenet

== English == === Alternative forms === lambskinnet (obsolete, card games) Landsknecht, landsknecht, lansknecht, lanzknecht lansquenette (card games) === Etymology === Borrowed from French lansquenet, from German Landsknecht, from Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”). Doublet of Landsknecht. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːnskəˌnɛt/, /ˈlanskəˌnɛt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌlænskəˈnɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === lansquenet (countable and uncountable, plural lansquenets) (countable, historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers. (uncountable) 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. Synonym: skin the lamb ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === lansquenet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Landsknecht on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Landsknecht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɑ̃s.kə.nɛ/ === Noun === lansquenet f (plural lansquenets) lansquenet ==== Descendants ==== → English: lansquenet → Portuguese: lansquenete, lansquené → Spanish: lansquenete === Further reading === “lansquenet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012