† petronellier Obs.
[a. obs. F. petrinalier (also poit-, poict-, pest-), f. pet-, poitrinal: see petronel and -ier.]
A soldier armed with a petronel.
| a 1577 Gascoigne Weeds Wks. (1587) 186 Or of the stone wherwith the lock doth strike, Petronelliers, they called are by like. 1590 Barwick Breefe Disc. Weapons G iv, Sir Iohn Smith dooth commend the Long bowes and the Cros⁓bowes, to serue on horseback, to be better wepons then either the Petronelliers or the Pistolliers [= s']. |