Leichmeister

Leichmeister
German (“dance-master”) a derogatory term used by the German master Doebringer of 1389, for those instructors who taught flashy but impractical and ineffective fighting techniques, particularly for arms-dance and arms-plays. Also possibly known as Knopfmeistern. See Gaukler and Klopffechter.

Medieval glossary. 2014.

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