LANSQUENET


Meaning of LANSQUENET in English

n. 1 a card-game of German origin. 2 a German mercenary soldier in the 16th-17th c.

[ F f. G Landsknecht (as LAND, Knecht soldier f. OHG kneht: see KNIGHT) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.