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Definition of Petronels

Petronel
Petronel Pet`ro*nel, n. [OF. petrinal, fr. peitrine, petrine, the breast, F. poitrine; so called because it was placed against the breast in order to fire. See Poitrel.] A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.

Meaning of Petronels from wikipedia

- across the chest. Petronels may have either matchlock or wheellock mechanisms. The sclopus was the prototype of the petronel. The petronel is a compromise...
- signs away her dowry, Petronel makes hasty preparations to sail to Virginia. Before their departure, Quicksilver and Petronel tell old Security to distract...
- Mary Hyacinthe Petronel White OBE (4 October 1900 – 1 June 1984) was an Australian women's rights campaigner, the first woman elected to the Brisbane City...
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- Petronel Malan, born in Pretoria, South Africa is a South African concert pianist based in the United States. Triple Grammy-nominated South African pianist...
- Major (Major R. Johnson Finley) (born 1984), pop/soul singer-songwriter Petronel Malan (born 1974), concert pianist Kirstin 'Kirstie' Maldonado (born 1992)...
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- Petronel Nieuwoudt is a South African wildlife conservationist. In 2011, she established the Care For Wild rhinoceros sanctuary in Mpumalanga, South Africa...
- 588 untrained Bills: 264 trained, 212 untrained Cavalry: Lancers: 200 Light hor****: 204 Petronels (the petronel was an early cavalry firearm): 30...
- (Turkish) Organ gun, ribauldequin, ribauiidkin, ribault, rabauld (European) Petronel hand cannon (European) Pierrier a boite cannon (French) Pistol (European)...