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lioncel

American  
[lahy-uhn-sel] / ˈlaɪ ənˌsɛl /

noun

Heraldry.

  1. a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.

Etymology

Origin of lioncel

1600–10; < Middle French, diminutive of lion lion

Example Sentences

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It is of course a diminutive, like "lioncel," "pennoncel," &c.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various

A steed and a lance are ready for the lioncel who would rather avenge his father than lick the tyrant's feet.

From The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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