† lancelyadj.
Obsolete.
Proper to a lance; lance-like.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [adverb]
lancelya1586
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xxi. sig. Cc4 His launces..strong to giue a launcely blow indeed.
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