I. lance 1 /lɑːns $ læns/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin lancea ]
a long thin pointed weapon that was used in the past by soldiers riding on horses
II. lance 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to cut a small hole in someone’s flesh with a sharp instrument to let out ↑ pus (=yellow liquid produced by infection)