lioncel
Americannoun
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 Project Gutenberg
This term “Lioncel,” it must be added, when used alone, denotes a small Lion rampant.
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A steed and a lance are ready for the lioncel who would rather avenge his father than lick the tyrant's feet.
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The cities of Lamone and Santerno Governs the Lioncel of the white lair, Who changes sides 'twixt summer-time and winter; And that of which the Savio bathes the flank, Even as it lies between the plain and mountain, Lives between tyranny and a free state.
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