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DEMI-LANCE

\dˈɛmilˈans], \dˈɛmilˈans], \d_ˈɛ_m_i_l_ˈa_n_s]\

Definitions of DEMI-LANCE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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dem'i-lans, n. a short, light spear of the 16th century; a soldier armed with such a weapon.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

A light lance, a spear.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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