'Lansquenet' definitions:

Definition of 'Lansquenet'

From: GCIDE
  • Lansquenet \Lans"que*net\, n. [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See Land, and Knight.]
  • 1. A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and 16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in France and Western Europe. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet. [1913 Webster]
  • [They play] their little game of lansquenet. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]