pencel

or pen·sil

[ pen-suhl ]

noun

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

pencel

/ ˈpɛnsəl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pencel¹

1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, syncopated variant of penoncel pennoncel

Word History and Origins

Origin of pencel¹

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