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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Lords and ladies, mock battles and mystery, and feasting and axe-throwing are among the sensory treats that should bring out your inner Lancelot or Guinevere at the Mariposa Chivalry & Fantasy Festival.
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AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
He was nominated for a Tony for playing Lancelot in Camelot.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 7 July 2025
For centuries, the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere and the world of Camelot have come to be known as Arthurian legend, or the matter of Britain.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Law enforcement then received a second call just before 10 p.m. of gunshots about two miles away, in the 9000 block of West Lancelot Avenue, according to the release.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
Black actors such as Theresa Harris and the calypso singer Sir Lancelot have extraordinarily memorable moments of subversive power.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Another journalist described her as Lancelot, Rhaenyra’s Lancelot, in many ways.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 July 2024
Fashions changed shortly thereafter, with formal gardens replaced by naturalistic parkland made popular by the eighteenth-century landscape designer Lancelot (Capability) Brown.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
The revival of The Devil, Probably (alongside Bresson’s Lancelot du Lac) brings back Bresson’s artistic focus on the spiritual confusion of modern youth — a subject that deserves deep reflection, not cheap thrills.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
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AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
He was nominated for a Tony for playing Lancelot in Camelot.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 7 July 2025
For centuries, the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere and the world of Camelot have come to be known as Arthurian legend, or the matter of Britain.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Law enforcement then received a second call just before 10 p.m. of gunshots about two miles away, in the 9000 block of West Lancelot Avenue, according to the release.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Mar. 2025
Black actors such as Theresa Harris and the calypso singer Sir Lancelot have extraordinarily memorable moments of subversive power.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Another journalist described her as Lancelot, Rhaenyra’s Lancelot, in many ways.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 8 July 2024
Fashions changed shortly thereafter, with formal gardens replaced by naturalistic parkland made popular by the eighteenth-century landscape designer Lancelot (Capability) Brown.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
The revival of The Devil, Probably (alongside Bresson’s Lancelot du Lac) brings back Bresson’s artistic focus on the spiritual confusion of modern youth — a subject that deserves deep reflection, not cheap thrills.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Lancelot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lancelot. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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