petronel


petronel

(ˈpɛtrəˌnɛl) n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a firearm of large calibre used in the 16th and early 17th centuries, esp by cavalry soldiers[C16: from French, literally: of the breast, from poitrine breast, from Latin pectus]

pet•ro•nel

(ˈpɛ trə nl)

n. a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to 17th centuries. [1570–80; < Middle French petrinal, dial. variant of poitrinal=poitrine chest (< Vulgar Latin *pectorīna, n. use of feminine of *pectorīnus of the breast; see pectoral, -ine1) + -al -al1]