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Lancelot

Lancelot

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A famous knight of King Arthur's Round Table who is Arthur's close friend and loves Queen Guinevere
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Lancelot
  • Guinevere comes to Lancelot.
  • Sir Lancelot
  • Lancelot and Guinevere
  • Arthur and Lancelot

You don't ever want to be sort of like Sir Lancelot in retirement.

Examples

  • In the legends, Lancelot is often portrayed as both noble and tragic.

  • In all the guises of love: Antony and Cleopatra, Helen and Paris, Eloise and Abelard, Lancelot and Guinevere, the King and Queen of Hearts.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • God uses people like you, Lancelot, because your heart is open.

  • I wish you more luck than Lancelot had.

  • So you see, Lancelot, we are much alike, you and I.

  • Lancelot would have to invite one less girl to the party or else do two himself.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I think our Sir Lancelot might have eyes for you, Gwen.

  • Fair one, behold your humble servant, Sir Lancelot of Camelot.

  • Francesca was actually married to Paolo's brother, Giovanni, but we are told how the couple's joint reading of the romance of Lancelot and Guinevere led to a kiss and, as Francesca puts it: 'We read no more that day.'

    Academic text (2011)
  • The story of Lancelot and Guinevere is a classic tale of love and betrayal.

Synonyms

Sir Lancelot
vsLancelot
  • Literature
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A famous knight of King Arthur's Round Table known for bravery and his love for Queen Guinevere

is the same figure named without the honorific title

Surface Forms

Lancelot main

Etymology

Lancelot is a name that likely comes from old French parts: lance meaning 'spear' and the ending -lot meaning 'little'. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'little spear' or 'lance bearer', which fits a brave knight who fights with a lance.