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pennon definition

pen·non (pen′ən)

noun

  1. a long, narrow, triangular or swallow-tailed flag borne on a lance as an ensign, as formerly by knights and lancers
  2. any flag or pennant
  3. a pinion; wing

Etymology: ME penon < OFr < penne, a feather: see pen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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