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English word
CIDE DICTIONARY
lansquenet, n. [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.].
- A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe. [1913 Webster]
- A game at cards, vulgarly called
lambskinnet . [1913 Webster]"[They play] their little game of lansquenet." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lansquenet, n.
1 a card-game of German origin.
2 a German mercenary soldier in the 16th-17th c.
1 a card-game of German origin.
2 a German mercenary soldier in the 16th-17th c.
Etymology
F f. G Landsknecht (as LAND, Knecht soldier f. OHG kneht: see KNIGHT)