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pennon

[ pen-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
a pennant.
any flag or banner.
a wing or pinion.

pennon

/ ˈpɛnən /

a long flag, often tapering and rounded, divided, or pointed at the end, originally a knight's personal flag
a small tapering or triangular flag borne on a ship or boat
See wing
a poetic word for wing

Origin of pennon¹

1325–75; Middle English penon < Middle French, augmentative of Old French pene < Latin penna or pinna feather. See pen ¹

Origin of pennon¹

C14: via Old French ultimately from Latin penna feather

The Duke's casque was beaten and gory, his long white pennon red-dyed, his horse wounded.

And straight toward them cantered a merry body of cavaliers and men-at-arms, Louis's broad pennon leading.

They ceased speaking as the thin pennon of smoke, followed by two tall masts, became visible over the horizon.

On his lance he bore a red pennon; a tress of my hair served him for a belt, from which hung his sword.

Penn′oncelle, a small flag like a pennon; Penn′oncier, a knight-bachelor.

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