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pernach

pernach noun: a type of flanged mace from medieval Kievan Rus'.

pernach: a type of flanged mace from medieval Kievan Rus'
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Noun

pernach (plural pernachs)

  1. A type of flanged mace from medieval Kievan Rus'.

Forms of pernach

pluralpernachs

Origin of pernach

Ukrainian перна́ч (pernáč), пірна́ч (pirnáč).

Questions about pernach

What does pernach mean?
Pernach means a type of flanged mace from medieval Kievan Rus'.
What part of speech is pernach?
Pernach is a noun.
What is the plural of pernach?
The plural of pernach is pernachs.

Words near pernach in the dictionary

  1. permutotetraviruses
  2. Permyak
  3. permyriad
  4. pern
  5. Perna
  6. pernach
  7. pernachs
  8. Pernambucan
  9. Pernambucans
  10. pernambuco
  11. pernambucone

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