1. a quadrille dance for eight or sixteen couples
Usage: historical
2. the music for such a dance
Usage: historical

Examples

• The ballroom was filled with couples performing the lanciers.
• She learned the steps to the lanciers at dancing school.
• The orchestra played a lively lanciers for the evening’s entertainment.
• The lanciers was a popular dance at Victorian social gatherings.
• They practiced the intricate formations of the lanciers.
• The music for the lanciers had a distinctive rhythm.