pennoncel

Thân thiện

A knight carries a pennoncel on his lance.

Definition

Noun: 1. A small flag or pennant: Specifically, a small triangular or tapering flag, historically borne on a lance by a knight or mounted warrior, often used as a personal or unit identifier.

Usage

• The primary use of is historical and heraldic, referring to the small flags carried on lances by medieval knights.
• It is a specific type of small pennant, distinguished by its size and its association with a lance.

Examples

• The knight's lance was tipped with a sharp point and adorned with a colorful pennoncel bearing his family's crest.
• In the medieval reenactment, each jouster carried a pennoncel to identify which noble house he represented.

Advanced Usage

• Heraldic Device: In heraldry, a is a specific type of banner used to denote a knight bachelor or a specific branch of a family. Its design and colors followed strict heraldic rules.

Variants and Related Words

• Pennon (noun): A flag or banner, especially one that is long and tapering, larger than a pennoncel. Often flown from the masthead of a ship or used similarly in military contexts.
• Pennant (noun): A tapering flag, often used for signaling or as a symbol of championship in sports. This is the most common modern term and is broader than .

Synonyms

• Streamer: A long, narrow flag.
• Banner: A long strip of cloth bearing a symbol or slogan, often hung. (Less specific to lances.)
• Flag: The general term for a piece of fabric used as a symbol, signal, or decoration.

Notes

• is an archaic and highly specific term. In modern English, pennant is the standard word for a small, tapering flag.
• The word is sometimes spelled pennoncelle or pencel.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small pennant borne on a lance

Từ đồng nghĩa

• penoncel
• pennoncelle