noun
Meaning 1
A small pennon (a thin flag or streamer).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pencel
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pennoncel
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noun
Meaning 2
a small pennant borne on a lance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: penoncel, pennoncelle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pennant, pennon, streamer, waft
History
Etymology
From Middle English penoncel, from Old French penuncel, diminutive of penon (“pennon”). See pennon, pennant. By surface analysis, pen + French -on (“diminutive”) + Old French -cel (“diminutive”).