chevronel

[shev-ruh-nel]

noun

Heraldry.

1. a narrow chevron, one-half the usual breadth or less.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chevronel¹

1565–75; chevron + -el diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

Many a red chevron or chevronel, with other devices, charged upon a golden field, or a gold chevron on a red field, is a sign of feudal alliance with the great house of De Clare, whose Shield was—Or, three chevronels gu.,

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The diminutives of the chevron, according to English Heraldry, are the chevronel, which is half the breadth of the chevron.

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And the couple-close, which is half the chevronel.

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One of the diminutives of the chevron, half the size of the chevronel.

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