landsknecht

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Landsknecht^¹

/ˈlɑntsknɛxt/ US

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

noun Landsknechts · Landsknechte

alternative, historical Alternative form of lansquenet

landsknecht^²

noun landsknechts

alternative Alternative form of lansquenet

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@misc{landsknecht_2026,
  title = {landsknecht},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/landsknecht},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}