Lancelot

or Laun·ce·lot

[ lan-suh-luht, -lot, lahn- ]

/ ˈlæn sə lət, -ˌlɒt, ˈlɑn- /

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noun

Arthurian Legend. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.

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Words nearby Lancelot

Lancastrian, lance, lance corporal, lancejack, lancelet, Lancelot, Lancelot, Sir, lance of courtesy, lanceolate, lancepod, lancer

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How to use Lancelot in a sentence

Lancelot has an impulsive, glad optimism out of tune with the times.
Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur’|John Garth|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even the title brings to mind this vital issue: how does Lancelot figure out where to sit at the round table?
Maggie Shipstead’s Book Bag: Five Beach Read Picks|Maggie Shipstead|July 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And of course I loved the Lancelot story because it is all about longing and unrequited love.
Only Six Books: Excerpt From Jeanette Winterson’s New Memoir|Jeanette Winterson|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So, who wants to tell the King that Sir Lancelot is schtupping the Queen?
What Fresh Hell Is This?|Christopher Buckley|October 5, 2008|DAILY BEAST

The parallel to which Mr. Ward refers is that contained in the earlier part of the Prose Lancelot.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
In the result, I think we shall find that it formed one of the first steps in the development of the Lancelot story.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
Finally, when a child, he was carried off by a water maiden, meer-wîb (incident 7) (Lanzelet—Prose Lancelot).
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
Out of these seven incidents, six are found, and found more than once, in the earlier forms of the Lancelot story.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston
There is a possible ‘clerical’ explanation of the existence of two versions of the Lancelot tale.
The Three Days' Tournament|Jessie L. Weston

British Dictionary definitions for Lancelot

Lancelot

/ (ˈlɑːnslət) /

noun

(in Arthurian legend) one of the Knights of the Round Table; the lover of Queen Guinevere

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