- Demilance
- Demilance Dem"i*lance`, n. A light lance; a short spear; a half pike; also, a demilancer. [1913 Webster]
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demilance — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ noun Etymology: Middle French demie lance, from demie (feminine of demi half) + lance 1. : a short light lance used chiefly in the 15th and 16th centuries 2. : a light cavalryman carrying a demilance … Useful english dictionary
demilance — demi·lance … English syllables
lance corporal — Lancepesade Lance pe*sade , n. [F. lancepessade, lanspessade, anspessade, It. lancia spezzata a broken lance or demilance, a demilance roan, a light horseman, bodyguard.] An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lancepesade — Lance pe*sade , n. [F. lancepessade, lanspessade, anspessade, It. lancia spezzata a broken lance or demilance, a demilance roan, a light horseman, bodyguard.] An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties of a corporal; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Demilancer — Dem i*lan cer, n. A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century, who carried a demilance. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coutilier — The coutilier (also coutillier, coustillier) was a title of a low ranking professional soldier in Medieval French armies. A coutilier was a member of the immediate entourage of a French knight or a squire called lances fournies.[1] The presence… … Wikipedia
demilancer — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun : demilance 2 … Useful english dictionary
