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Definition of pennoncel - 3 dictionary results

pen⋅non⋅cel

  [pen-uhn-sel]
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–noun
pencel.
Also, penoncel.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME penonceal < MF penoncel, dim. of penon pennon

pen⋅cel

  [pen-suhl]
–noun
a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
Also, pensil, pennoncel, penoncel.

Origin:
1225–75; ME < AF, syncopated var. of penoncel pennoncel
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pen·non·cel also pen·on·cel or pen·non·celle   (pěn'ən-sěl')   
n.  A small pennon, flag, or streamer borne on a lance.

[Middle English penoncel, from Old French, diminutive of penon, pennon; see pennon.]
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