: a knight of the Round Table and lover of Queen Guinevere

Examples of Lancelot in a Sentence

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But Arthur is betrayed when his queen, Guenevere, falls in love with his lead knight, Lancelot. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024 In the story, Arthur and his wife and queen, Guenevere, lead a contented life in Camelot until the French knight Lancelot arrives to join his court. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 The following year, the pair welcomed a baby boy, William Lancelot Bowles III. Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024 For several weeks, theater fans have been waiting to find out just whose name will be Lancelot in the Broadway revival of Spamalot. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023 Bennett will play Spamalot's cowardly Sir Robin among an ensemble cast that includes Alex Brightman as Sir Lancelot, Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as The Lady of the Lake, and Ethan Slater as The Historian/Prince Herbert. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024 Taran Killam, expert as Lancelot and several of the quirkiest supporting characters, gives the French taunter not only the requisite outrageous accent but also a raspberry aria worthy of Mozart. Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023 More specifically, the abutting park and gardens were designed by Lancelot Capability Brown, a renowned landscape architect whose work includes Highclere Castle, better known as the real-life Downtown Abbey. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023 But the belly of each comprises an ambrosial, parallel dimension, limitless in divine and earthly delights, and accessible only to true believers, as the Holy Grail was to Lancelot. Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Lancelot was in the 15th century

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“Lancelot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lancelot. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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