Pel, s. peel, small castle, HF. 1310. Lowland Sc. peil; O.F. pel; from Lat. acc. pālum.
Pelet, s. pellet, stone cannon-ball, HF. 1643. See Gloss. to P. Plowman.
Penaunce, s. penance, A 223, F 942, I 104; sorrow, 7. 347; suffering, grief, torment, 1. 82; A 1315, F 740; trouble, 18. 79; self-abasement, L. 2077; pain, 12. 14; weakness (of sight), 10. 36; Penance, L. 479; I 103; Penaunces, pl. miseries, T. i. 201.
Penaunt, s. a penitent, one who does penance, B 3124. O.F. peneant, penant, penitent; Godefroy.
Pencel (1), s. pencil, brush, A 2049. O.F. pincel, F. pinceau.
Pencel (2), s. small banner, sleeve worn as a token. Short for penoncel. See Penoun.
Pénible, adj. painstaking, B 3490; Peníble, painstaking, careful to please, E 714; Penýble, inured, D 1846. O.F. penible, 'en parlant des personnes, dur à la peine, infatigable'; Godefroy. 'Penible, painful, laborious'; Cotgrave.
Penitauncer, s. confessor who assigns a penance, I 1008.
Penitence, s. 1. 120; penance, I 101, 126; repentance, I 107, 109.
Penitent, adj. 1. 147.