pencel

or pen·sil

[ pen-suhl ]

noun
  1. a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.

Origin of pencel

1
1225–75; Middle English <Anglo-French, syncopated variant of penoncelpennoncel
  • Also pen·non·cel, pen·on·cel [pen-uhn-sel] /ˈpɛn ənˌsɛl/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for pencel

pencel

pensel or pensil

/ (ˈpɛnsəl) /


noun
  1. a small pennon, originally one carried by a knight's squire

Origin of pencel

1
C13: via Anglo-French from Old French penoncel a little pennon

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