pen|cel

pen|cel
pen|cel «PEHN suhl», noun.
1. Archaic. a small streamer, especially one carried as a banner on a lance.
2. Obsolete. a lady's favor worn or carried by a knight. Also, pennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel, pensil, pensile.
[< Anglo-French pensil, Old French penoncel (diminutive) < penon, or pannon pennon]

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