noun
- plural of pencel; small pennants or streamers, especially those attached to a lance
Usage: archaic; heraldic
Examples
- The knight’s lance bore colorful pencels that fluttered in the wind.
- Medieval tournaments featured riders with pencels displaying their heraldic colors.
- The museum’s collection included several historic pencels from the 15th century.
- Each pencel was carefully embroidered with the family’s coat of arms.
- The pencels served both decorative and identificatory purposes in battle.