landsknecht

[ German lahnts-knekht ]

/ German ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt /

a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.

Also lansquenet.

Origin of landsknecht

From German; see origin at land, 's¹, knight

The rascal was actually teaching me Landsknecht, and I was obliged to pretend to learn from him.

Tales From Jkai |Mr Jkai
In the 15th and 16th centuries the infantry soldiers (Swiss or landsknecht) carried a heavy poniard or dagger.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 |Various
Guinegate was the dbut of the Landsknecht infantry as Nancy was that of the Swiss, and the lesson could not be misread.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5 |Various
This name is derived from the German 'landsknecht' ('valet of the fief'), applied to a mercenary soldier.

The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims |Andrew Steinmetz

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

The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State |Frederick Engels

landsknecht

/ (ˈlæntskəˌnɛkt) /

a mercenary foot soldier in late 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Europe, esp a German pikeman

German, literally: landknight