Pencel

//ˈpɛnsəl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer. historical

    "[…] forty trumpet banners of sarsenet; seven hundred and forty pensills; three hundred and fifty pensills of tarter; four standards of sarsenet with boars; […]"

  2. 2
    A lady's favour or token as worn by a knight. obsolete
  3. 3
    A knight carrying a pennon. obsolete, rare

Synonyms

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pennoncel

Example

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"[…] forty trumpet banners of sarsenet; seven hundred and forty pensills; three hundred and fifty pensills of tarter; four standards of sarsenet with boars; […]"

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman pencel, reduced form of penuncel. See pennoncel.

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