pennoncel
or pen·on·cel
[ pen-uh n-sel ]
/ ˈpɛn ənˌsɛl /
noun
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Origin of pennoncel
Words nearby pennoncel
pennines, penning, penning gate, penninite, pennon, pennoncel, pennsauken, pennsylvania, pennsylvania dutch, pennsylvanian, penny
Definition for pennoncel (2 of 2)
pencel
or pen·sil
[ pen-suh l ]
/ ˈpɛn səl /
noun
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
Also pen·non·cel, pen·on·cel [pen-uh n-sel] /ˈpɛn ənˌsɛl/.
Origin of pencel
1225–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, syncopated variant of penoncel pennoncel
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British Dictionary definitions for pennoncel
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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