cronel

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noun

The metal head of a tilting spear or lance, which could be blunt or consist of many small points (to grip armor), designed not to penetrate or wound.

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Meanings

nouncronel (plural cronels)

plural cronels · alternative coronal · alternative coronel · alternative coronell · alternative cronal · alternative cronall · alternative cronell

  1. The metal head of a tilting spear or lance, which could be blunt or consist of many small points (to grip armor), designed not to penetrate or wound.

    The follovving deſcription of the coronels or coronets, is given by [John] Guillim in his diſplay of heraldry.

    1786, Francis Grose, “The Sling”, in A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, […], London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC, footnote x, page 47

Origin

Originally a variant of coronal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

clonercornelLorenc
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APA

cronel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cronel

MLA

“cronel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cronel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cronel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cronel.

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