Meaning of pennoncel in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpɛnənsɛl/US accent
UK accent
Noun
pennoncelEtymology
late Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. From Anglo-Norman penuncel, pennuncel, penencel and Middle French penoncel, panoncel, pannoncel, pannuncel (plural penonciaus, penonceaulx, etc.; 1165 in Old French; Middle French, French panonceau) from penon + -cel, diminutive suffixDefinitions
1. a small pennant borne on a lance