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landsknecht

/German lahnts-knekht/US // German ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt //UK // (ˈlæntskəˌnɛkt) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.

Examples

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

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

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

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

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

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