landsknecht

[ German lahnts-knekht ]

noun

1. a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.

landsknecht

/ ˈlæntskəˌnɛkt /

noun

1. a mercenary foot soldier in late 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Europe, esp a German pikeman

Word History and Origins

Origin of landsknecht¹

From German; land, 's ¹, knight

Word History and Origins

Origin of landsknecht¹

German, literally: landknight

Example Sentences

They represent the first germs of the "Landsknecht" profession, the shame and curse of the Germans.

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Guinegate was the dbut of the Landsknecht infantry as Nancy was that of the Swiss, and the lesson could not be misread.

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In the 15th and 16th centuries the infantry soldiers (Swiss or landsknecht) carried a heavy poniard or dagger.

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The Landsknecht infantry constituted the mainstay of the imperial armies in the 16th century.

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This name is derived from the German 'landsknecht' ('valet of the fief'), applied to a mercenary soldier.

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