Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a member of a mounted body of men armed with lances, attached to the cavalry service of some nations. 2. (n.) A lancet. 3. (n.) A set of quadrilles of a certain arrangement. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia LANCE; LANCER; LANCET lans, lan'-ser, lan'-set. See ARMOR, III, 4, (3); 1 Kings 18:28 the Revised Version (British and American) "lances."