[pen-uh
n] 
| 1. | a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight. |
| 2. | a pennant. |
| 3. | any flag or banner. |
| 4. | a wing or pinion. |
| pen·non (pěn'ən) n.
[Middle English, from Old French penon, streamer, feather of an arrow, augmentative of penne, feather, from Latin penna; see pet- in Indo-European roots.] pen'noned adj. |