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lioncel

[ lahy-uhn-sel ]

noun

Heraldry.
  1. a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.


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Origin of lioncel1

1600–10; < Middle French, diminutive of lion lion
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It is of course a diminutive, like "lioncel," "pennoncel," &c.

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This term “Lioncel,” it must be added, when used alone, denotes a small Lion rampant.

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A steed and a lance are ready for the lioncel who would rather avenge his father than lick the tyrant's feet.

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The cities of Lamone and Santerno   Governs the Lioncel of the white lair,   Who changes sides 'twixt summer-time and winter; And that of which the Savio bathes the flank,   Even as it lies between the plain and mountain,   Lives between tyranny and a free state.

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