landsknecht

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈlɑn(t)s.knɛxt/

noun
Definitions
  • A lansquenet, a Landsknecht; a mercenary foot soldier, often armed with a sword or a pike.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Landsknecht compound from Dutch, Flemish land (land, country, soil, ground, parcel, state) + Dutch, Flemish knecht (servant, employee, hand, assistant).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

knecht

Gloss

servant, employee, hand, assistant

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

手

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