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pendragon definition

pen·dragon (pen drag′ən)

noun

supreme chief or leader: a title used in ancient Britain

Etymology: LME < Welsh < pen, head + dragon, dragon symbol, war standard, hence leader < L draco (gen. draconis), cohort's standard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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