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 ]