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Laun⋅ce⋅lot

[lan-suh-luht, -lot, lahn-]
–noun Arthurian Romance.
Lancelot.

Lan⋅ce⋅lot

[lan-suh-luht, -lot, lahn-]
–noun
Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
Also, Launcelot.
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Word Origin & History

Lancelot 
O.Fr., double-dim. of Frank. Lanzo, a hypocoristic name formed from some one of the Gmc. names in Land-; cf. O.E. Landbeorht "land-bright," in O.Fr. Lambert.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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