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Lancelot

lan·ce·lot

UK/ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/ US/ˈlɑːn.sə.lɒt/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur''s wife Guinevere

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Origin

From Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from Frankish *Lanzo, hypocoristic form of names beginning in *Land-, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), and diminutive Old French endings -el and -ot. Related to Old English Landbeorht (modern English Lambert).

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