pennoncel

== English == === Alternative forms === pennoncelle penoncel === 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”). === Noun === pennoncel (plural pennoncels) (historical) A small pennon (a thin flag or streamer). Synonym: pencel