Lancelot

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Lan·ce·lot

 (lăn′sə-lət, -lŏt′, län′-)
n.
In Arthurian legend, a Knight of the Round Table whose love affair with Queen Guinevere resulted in a war with King Arthur.
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Lancelot

(ˈlɑːnslət)
n
(European Myth & Legend) (in Arthurian legend) one of the Knights of the Round Table; the lover of Queen Guinevere
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Lan•ce•lot

(ˈlæn sə lət, -ˌlɒt, ˈlɑn-)

n.
Sir, the greatest of King Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
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Noun1.Lancelot - (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round TableLancelot - (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
Arthurian legend - the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
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Lancelot

[ˈlɑːnslət] NLanzarote
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In most versions he is the son of King Ban of Benwick, and his full title is Sir Launcelot du Lac (see Lady of the Lake ).