pencel
/ˈpɛnsəl/
pencel noun: a small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer.
Noun
pencel (plural pencels)
- A small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer.
- […] forty trumpet banners of sarsenet; seven hundred and forty pensills; three hundred and fifty pensills of tarter; four standards of sarsenet with boars; […]1483, Richard III, “(letter to Piers Courteis)”, in Letters of the Kings of England, published 1846, page 153
- Lances were ornamented with a banderole near the point, which gave them a handsome appearance, these were also called pencells.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 47
- A lady's favour or token as worn by a knight.
- A knight carrying a pennon.
Forms of pencel
| plural | pencels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pencell |
| alternative form | pinsel |
| alternative form | pensill |
Origin of pencel
From Anglo-Norman pencel, reduced form of penuncel. See pennoncel. By surface analysis, pen + Old French -cel.
Words that rhyme with pencel
Questions about pencel
- What does pencel mean?
- Pencel means a small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer.
- What part of speech is pencel?
- Pencel is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pencel?
- Pencel is pronounced /ˈpɛnsəl/.
- What is the plural of pencel?
- The plural of pencel is pencels.
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