Etymology

lancegay

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Today it means: A type of spear, javelin or lance. Full definition →

Middle English launcegay ← Old French lancegaye
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  1. Old French · derived fromlancegaye
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlauncegay
  3. English todaylancegay

From Middle English launcegay, from Old French lancegaye, from lance (“lance”) + zagaye (“assagai”).

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