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pen⋅drag⋅on
[pen-drag-uh
n] 
–noun
| the supreme leader: the title of certain ancient British chiefs. |
Origin:
1470–80; < ML (Geoffrey of Monmouth) Uthyrpendragun Uther Pendragon, taken as Medieval Welsh pen(n) head + *dragun < LL dracōnēs, pl. of dracō military standard, L: serpent, dragon (hence, chief or head standard), though the compound is unattested in Welsh sources outside of translations of Geoffrey of Monmouth
1470–80; < ML (Geoffrey of Monmouth) Uthyrpendragun Uther Pendragon, taken as Medieval Welsh pen(n) head + *dragun < LL dracōnēs, pl. of dracō military standard, L: serpent, dragon (hence, chief or head standard), though the compound is unattested in Welsh sources outside of translations of Geoffrey of Monmouth
Related forms:
pen⋅drag⋅on⋅ish, adjective
pen⋅drag⋅on⋅ship, noun
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