pencel

/ˈpɛnsəl/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

A small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer.

[…] forty trumpet banners of sarsenet; seven hundred and forty pensills; three hundred and fifty pensills of tarter; four standards of sarsenet with boars; […]

Lances were ornamented with a banderole near the point, which gave them a handsome appearance, these were also called pencells.

2

A lady's favour or token as worn by a knight.

3

A knight carrying a pennon.

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