Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Launce · IPA /lɑːns/ n. n. n. 01 n. A lance. 1. A lance.[Obs.] 02 n. A balance. 1. A balance.[Obs.] “Fortune all in equal launce doth sway.” — Spenser. 03 n. See Lant, the fish. 1. See Lant, the fish.(Zool.) See: Lant