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lance
The term lance has become a catchall for a variety of ifferent pole weapons based on the spear. The name is derived from lancea, Roman auxiliaries' javelin, although according to the OED, the word may be of Iberian origin.
Trivia about lance
A bracket on the chest positioned this 12-foot spear that could be driven through another knight's armor
Judge Ito, or a weapon
To open or pierce with the surgical instrument of the same name
Thou art lucky this my weapon hath a safety tip called a coronal; else thoud'st be unbreath'd as well as unhors'd
In the U.S. Marines, if you're one rank below corporal, you're this type of corporal
To become skilled using this long spear, a squire would practice against a wooden dummy called a quintain