petronel

[ pe-truh-nl ]
/ ˈpɛ trə nl /

noun

a firearm of large caliber, used from the 15th to the 17th century, that fired with its butt resting against the chest.

Origin of petronel

1570–80; < Middle French petrinal, dialectal variant of poitrinal, equivalent to poitrine chest (< Vulgar Latin *pectorīna, noun use of feminine of *pectorīnus of the breast; see pectoral, -ine1) + -al -al1

Words nearby petronel

petrolic, petroliferous, petrolina, petrology, petromastoid, petronel, petronius, petropavlovsk, petropavlovsk-kamchatski, petropower, petrosa

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British Dictionary definitions for petronel

petronel
/ (ˈpɛtrəˌnɛl) /

noun

a firearm of large calibre used in the 16th and early 17th centuries, esp by cavalry soldiers

Word Origin for petronel

C16: from French, literally: of the breast, from poitrine breast, from Latin pectus