penoncel

A noun referring to a small pennant or flag, typically borne on a lance.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un petit pennon ou fanion, généralement porté sur une lance ou une pique.

1. Small pennant on a lance C2 formal british

   A small, narrow flag or pennant attached to a lance, used historically in heraldry or by knights.

   • The knight carried a penoncel bearing his family crest.
   • During the tournament, each rider's lance was adorned with a colorful penoncel.
   • The heraldic penoncel fluttered in the wind as the procession passed.

   🇫🇷Pennon de lance

   Synonymes: pennantpennonpennoncelle