Main Entry: ¹lance

Pronunciation: \ˈlan(t)s\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lancea

Date: 14th century

1 : a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
2 : any of various sharp objects suggestive of a lance: as a : lancet b : a spear used for killing whales or fish
3 : lancer 1b