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pencel
or pen·sil
[ pen-suhl ]
/ ˈpɛn səl /
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noun
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
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Also pen·non·cel, pen·on·cel [pen-uhn-sel] /ˈpɛn ənˌsɛl/ .
Origin of pencel
1225–75; Middle English <Anglo-French, syncopated variant of penoncelpennoncel
Words nearby pencel
Penang, penannular, Penates, pen-based, pence, pencel, penchant, penché, Penchi, pencil, pencil beam
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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
Word Origin for pencel
C13: via Anglo-French from Old French penoncel a little pennon
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