landsknecht

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US/ˈlɑntsknɛxt/

A form of lansquenet — Any of a class of German mercenaries of the 15th and 16th centuries, most of whom were pikemen and foot soldiers.

OriginGerman Landsknecht →
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Meanings

landsknecht1

nounlandsknecht (plural landsknechts)

plural landsknechts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lansquenet.

Landsknecht2

nounLandsknecht (plural Landsknechts or Landsknechte)

plural Landsknechts · plural Landsknechte

  1. alternativehistoricalAlternative form of lansquenet.

Origin

  1. GermanLandsknecht
  2. EnglishLandsknecht

Borrowed from German Landsknecht, from Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”). Doublet of lansquenet.

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APA

landsknecht. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landsknecht

MLA

“landsknecht.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landsknecht. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “landsknecht,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/landsknecht.

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