A surname originating as a patronymic. / A male given name from the Germanic languages, pet form of Lancelot or transferred use of the surname; by folk etymology associated with a lance.

To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon. / To open with a lancet; to pierce. / To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.

simple past tense and past participle of lance

plural of lance

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lance

plural of lanx

(in postal addresses) Abbreviation of Lancashire.

present participle of lance

The act by which something is lanced.