landsknecht
English edit
Noun edit
landsknecht (plural landsknechts)
- Alternative form of lansquenet
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Landsknecht. Equivalent to land + -s- + knecht.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
landsknecht m (plural landsknechten)
- A lansquenet, a Landsknecht; a mercenary foot soldier, often armed with a sword or a pike.