A long, narrow banner or decorative ribbon; variant spelling of bannerol, often used in heraldic and ecclesiastical contexts.
Variant of 'bannerol' from Old French 'banerolle.' The '-ole' ending is an alternative diminutive suffix, showing regional spelling variations that evolved in English texts.
The spelling variation between 'bannerol' and 'bannerole' tells us how medieval scribes weren't standardizing spelling yet—different regions adopted different versions, and both remain valid in historical texts.
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