lancers

noun (used with a singular verb)

1. a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
2. music for such a set of dances.

noun

1. a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.

noun (functioning as singular)

1. a quadrille for eight or sixteen couples
2. a piece of music composed for this dance

noun

1. (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
2. 1. a member of a regiment retaining such a title
   2. (plural; capital when part of a name)the 21st Lancers

n.1580s, “soldier armed with a lance,” from French lancier, from Old French lance (see lance (n.)).