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Lioncel
Li′on-cel
(lī′ŭn-sĕl)
, Noun.
[OF., F.
lionceau
, dim. of lion
.] (Her.)
A small lion, especially one of several borne in the same coat of arms.
Definition 2024
lioncel
lioncel
English
Alternative forms
Noun
lioncel (plural lioncels)
- (heraldry) A small lion, when one of several in a coat of arms.
References
- “Lioncelle” in Arthur Francis Pimbley, Pimbley’s Dictionary of Heraldry, self-published (1908), page 45: “A small lion. Specifically, a lioncelle is one of several borne in the same arms.”