Lancelot

noun

Lan·​ce·​lot ˈlan(t)-sə-ˌlät How to pronounce Lancelot (audio) ˈlän(t)- How to pronounce Lancelot (audio) -s(ə-)lət How to pronounce Lancelot (audio)
: a knight of the Round Table and lover of Queen Guinevere

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Prosecutors said Aurora was one of seven children, ages 2 months to 17 years, who lived in an east San José house on Lancelot Lane that was filled with cockroaches, pet feces, garbage and mold. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Identified as Aurora Williams, San Jose police said she was found unresponsive at a Lancelot Lane home on May 13. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Urging the younger man to be more romantically proactive, at one point Arthur invokes Lancelot and Guinevere. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 On the wall above the bicycle hung a framed oil painting of the sorcerer Merlin and the knight Lancelot done by the Scotsman James Archer in the late nineteenth century. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for Lancelot

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Oct. 2026.

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