"demilance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: demilances [plural]
Etymology: From demi- + lance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|demi|lance}} demi- + lance Head templates: {{en-noun}} demilance (plural demilances)
  1. A light lance; a short spear.
    Sense id: en-demilance-en-noun-14gDkERJ
  2. Someone who carried a demilance; a demilancer.
    Sense id: en-demilance-en-noun-1iV~5akd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with demi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polearms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demi-: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Polearms: 6 94

Inflected forms

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