- lancepessade
- (lan-se-pè-sa-d') s. m.Voy. anspessade.On écrivait aussi lanspessade.XVIe s.• Lancepessade, COTGRAVE .
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anspessade — ● anspessade nom masculin (italien lancia spezzata, lance brisée) Gentilhomme servant dans l infanterie aux XVIe et XVIIe s. Autrefois, premier grade de la hiérarchie militaire réservé aux fusiliers anciens secondant le caporal. ⇒ANSPESSADE,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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
lance corporal — noun Etymology: lance (as in obsolete lancepesade lance corporal, from Middle French lancepessade) Date: 1786 an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal … New Collegiate Dictionary
lancecorporal — lance corporal n. 1. Abbr. LCpl A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Marine Corps that is above private first class and below corporal. 2. One who holds this rank. [From lancepesade, from obsolete French lancepessade, from Italian lancia spezzata … Universalium
lance corporal — 1. U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal. 2. Brit. Mil. a. a corporal of the lowest rank. b. (formerly) a private acting as corporal without increased pay. [1780 90; lance, shortened form of… … Universalium
lanspessade — s. m. Voy. lancepessade … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
lance corporal — n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: lancepesade officer of lowest rank (16 19 centuries), from early French lancepessade, from Old Italian lancia spezzata broken lance, experienced soldier ] a low level rank in the Marines or the British army, or someone … Dictionary of contemporary English
lance corporal — lance′ cor poral n. mil an enlisted person in the U.S. Marine Corps ranking above a private first class • Etymology: 1780–90; lance, shortened form of earlier lancepesade < MF lancepessade … From formal English to slang
lance corporal — /læns ˈkɔprəl/ (say lans kawpruhl) noun the lowest non commissioned officer rank in the Australian Army, below corporal. {lance after obsolete lancepesade, from French lancepessade, from Italian lancia spezzata one of a prince s bodyguard, from… …
