Lancelot
noun
Lan·ce·lot
ˈlan(t)-sə-ˌlät 
ˈlän(t)-
-s(ə-)lət
ˈlän(t)-
-s(ə-)lət
: a knight of the Round Table and lover of Queen Guinevere
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But Arthur is betrayed when his queen, Guenevere, falls in love with his lead knight, Lancelot.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
In the story, Arthur and his wife and queen, Guenevere, lead a contented life in Camelot until the French knight Lancelot arrives to join his court.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The following year, the pair welcomed a baby boy, William Lancelot Bowles III.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
For several weeks, theater fans have been waiting to find out just whose name will be Lancelot in the Broadway revival of Spamalot.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023
Bennett will play Spamalot's cowardly Sir Robin among an ensemble cast that includes Alex Brightman as Sir Lancelot, Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as The Lady of the Lake, and Ethan Slater as The Historian/Prince Herbert.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
Taran Killam, expert as Lancelot and several of the quirkiest supporting characters, gives the French taunter not only the requisite outrageous accent but also a raspberry aria worthy of Mozart.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
More specifically, the abutting park and gardens were designed by Lancelot Capability Brown, a renowned landscape architect whose work includes Highclere Castle, better known as the real-life Downtown Abbey.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
But the belly of each comprises an ambrosial, parallel dimension, limitless in divine and earthly delights, and accessible only to true believers, as the Holy Grail was to Lancelot.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
In the story, Arthur and his wife and queen, Guenevere, lead a contented life in Camelot until the French knight Lancelot arrives to join his court.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The following year, the pair welcomed a baby boy, William Lancelot Bowles III.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
For several weeks, theater fans have been waiting to find out just whose name will be Lancelot in the Broadway revival of Spamalot.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023
Bennett will play Spamalot's cowardly Sir Robin among an ensemble cast that includes Alex Brightman as Sir Lancelot, Christopher Fitzgerald as Patsy, James Monroe Iglehart as King Arthur, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer as The Lady of the Lake, and Ethan Slater as The Historian/Prince Herbert.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
Taran Killam, expert as Lancelot and several of the quirkiest supporting characters, gives the French taunter not only the requisite outrageous accent but also a raspberry aria worthy of Mozart.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
More specifically, the abutting park and gardens were designed by Lancelot Capability Brown, a renowned landscape architect whose work includes Highclere Castle, better known as the real-life Downtown Abbey.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023
But the belly of each comprises an ambrosial, parallel dimension, limitless in divine and earthly delights, and accessible only to true believers, as the Holy Grail was to Lancelot.
—Sean Williams, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
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“Lancelot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lancelot. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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