pennoncel
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Searchable Lemmata: penuncel (AF), penuncellus (L), penoncel (ME), pennoncel (MdE).
Alternate Forms: pencellus, penecella, penecellus, penencel, penesellus, penicellus, pennuncel, penocella, penocellus, penonceals, pensellus, penucella, pincellus, ponecellus.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Accessory;
pennon or banner. Also, MdE pennoncel, a small pennon or banner; often showing armorial bearings. Often this is attached to a spear, lance, or helmet, trumpet, or some other device. In some uses, used to mark an item as under royal or noble protection.(circa 1220 still in current use)
1. pro centum paribus coopertorum ... certum loricis ... xx et vj paribus caligarum ferrearum et octo baneriis et duodecim penuncellis de armis suis
Accounts.
[DMLBS Cl (369b) 1218]
2. [226] ... tria vexilla, viz. domini imperatoris Romani, S. Edwardi, et S. Edmundi, cum aliis xliij diversorum regum, ducum, atque comitum, et totidem penisellis ... [229] ... frontellum ... cum frontilecto et uno reredos attingente usque ad caelaturam ... altaris (Invent. Westm.)
Accounts.
[DMLBS Arch. (LII 226-229) 1388]
3. [33] ... ad faciendum DCCC penuncell' pro lanceis armigerorum et aliorum hominum ad arma regis de armis S. Georgii ... Et ad faciencum .ij. stremar’ curt’ de armis Regis quartellatis. Et ad faciendum .ij. Guydones de eisdem armis Regis ... [34] ... ad faciendum unum lectum de taffata bluet' pro rege poudratum cum garteriis continentibus istud dictatem [? l. dictatum]: hony soit qui mal y pense
Accounts.
[DMLBS Arch. (XXXI 33-34) 1349]
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: N/A.
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, AF; Old French penoncel.
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