pennon
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Etymology[edit]
Anglo-Norman penun, penoun, from Old French penne (“feather”) + -on diminutive suffix.
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Noun[edit]
pennon (plural pennons)
- A thin triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
- 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65:
- Nearly all the Norman spears were embellished with pennons of from two to five points.
- 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 65:
- (nautical) A pennant; a long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel.
- A wing; a pinion.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
