pencel
or pen·sil
[ pen-suhl ]
noun
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
Origin of pencel
11225–75; 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
a small pennon, originally one carried by a knight's squire
Origin of pencel
1C13: via Anglo-French from Old French penoncel a little pennon
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