The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lansquenet \Lans"que*net\, n. [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot
   soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot
   soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See Land, and
   Knight.]
   1. A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and
      16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in
      France and Western Europe.
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   2. A game at cards, vulgarly called lambskinnet.
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            [They play] their little game of lansquenet.
                                                  --Longfellow.
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