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Lancelot

American  
[lan-suh-luht, -lot, lahn-] / ˈlæn sə lət, -ˌlɒt, ˈlɑn- /
Or Launcelot

noun

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


Lancelot British  
/ ˈlɑːnslət /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On Gawain’s deathbed he realizes what is at stake and writes to Lancelot to “make no tarrying” and come to Arthur’s rescue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Genovese allegedly stole a 2 1/2-year-old orange tabby cat named Lancelot from a resident in Ventura, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

In the immortal words of English zoologist Lancelot Alexander Borradaile, who coined the term, carcinization is “one of the many attempts of Nature to evolve a crab.”

From Salon • Oct. 14, 2024

The intention is to recapture some of the original design of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown - the 18th Century landscape architect renowned for his elegant and natural looking landscapes.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

It was Lancelot in a scarlet gown beside the white.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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