Associations to the word «Lansquenet»

Wiktionary

LANSQUENET, noun. (countable) (historical) Any of a class of German mercenaries in the 16th and 17th centuries.
LANSQUENET, noun. (uncountable) A card game, used for gambling.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.