Crō'nel, n.
n. The iron head of a tilting spear. [Written also coronel.]
The heads of tilting lances being blunt, or fitted with a contrivance to prevent penetration, called a “coronel” or cronel, from its resemblance to a crown. Grose.
n. The iron head of a tilting spear. [Written also coronel.]
The heads of tilting lances being blunt, or fitted with a contrivance to prevent penetration, called a “coronel” or cronel, from its resemblance to a crown. Grose.