"baucan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baucans [plural], baucent [alternative]
Etymology: From French, perhaps related to Old French baucent (“black and white; the black and white flag (with red cross) of the templars”), Old Occitan bausan (“black and white (horse)”) despite the change in meaning/colour. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|baucent||black and white; the black and white flag (with red cross) of the templars}} Old French baucent (“black and white; the black and white flag (with red cross) of the templars”), {{cog|pro|bausan||black and white (horse)}} Old Occitan bausan (“black and white (horse)”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} baucan (plural baucans)
  1. (historical) A long red streamer hoisted by ships during the Middle Ages to indicate combat to the death. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-baucan-en-noun-pnEQzrhI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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