lancelot

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Definition of lancelot in English English dictionary

A male given name

One of the knights of the round table, a lover of Guinevere

{i} legendary knight of King Arthur's Round Table and lover of Queen Guinevere

or Launcelot One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend, the lover of Guinevere and the father of Galahad. He first appeared in a 12th-century romance by Chrétien de Troyes, and he is a major character in Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur. His full name, Sir Lancelot du Lac, refers to his upbringing by the Lady of the Lake, the enchantress who carried him off in infancy and trained him to be a model of chivalry before sending him to Arthur's court. There he became the favorite of King Arthur and the lover of Queen Guinevere. His adultery with Guinevere caused him to fail in the quest for the grail and set in motion the events that led to the destruction of Camelot. He was displaced as the model knight by Galahad, his son by the grailkeeper's daughter Elaine

(Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere

One of the legendary knights of King Arthur's round table; best friend to Arthur until he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere (Princeton WordNet)

(Sir) “The chief of knights” and “darling of the court ” Elaine, the lily of Astolat, fell in love with him, but he returned not her love, and she died (See Elaine ) (Tennyson: Idylls of the King; Elaine )

Related Terms

Sir Lancelot

the most famous of King Arthur's knights in old stories. Lancelot has a romantic relationship with Arthur's wife, Guinevere, and is the father of Sir Galahad

Hyphenation

Lance·lot

Turkish pronunciation

länsılät

Pronunciation

/ˈlansəˌlät/ /ˈlænsəˌlɑːt/

Etymology

[ 'lan(t)-s&-"lät, 'l&a ] (noun.) From Old French Lancelot, from Frankish Lanzo, pet name for male names beginning in Land-, and Old French diminutive endings -el and -ot.