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    pennon
    /ˈpɛnən/

    noun

    • 1. a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially one of a kind formerly attached to a lance or helmet; a pennant.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pennonPennon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. a. : a long usually triangular or swallow-tailed streamer typically attached to the head of a lance as an ensign. b. : pennant sense 1a. 2. : wing, pinion. Synonyms. banderole. banner. colors. ensign. flag. guidon. jack. pendant [ chiefly British] pendent. pennant. standard. streamer. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  3. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › PennonPennon - Wikipedia

    A pennon, also known as a pennant or pendant, is a long narrow flag which is larger at the hoist than at the fly, i.e., the flag narrows as it moves away from the flagpole. It can have several shapes, such as triangular, tapering (square tail) or triangular swallowtail (forked tail), etc.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENNON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    pennon in British English. (ˈpɛnən ) noun. 1. a long flag, often tapering and rounded, divided, or pointed at the end, originally a knight's personal flag. 2. a small tapering or triangular flag borne on a ship or boat. 3. a poetic word for wing. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pennonPENNON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight. a pennant. any flag or banner. a wing or pinion.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pennonPennon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    a long flag; often tapering.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › pennon_npennon, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    pennon noun. Meaning & use. 1.a. c1380–. A long narrow triangular or swallow-tailed flag, usually attached to the head of a lance or a helmet, originally the ensign of a knight under the rank of banneret, and later the military ensign of lancer regiments. Now chiefly historical. c1380.

  8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › pennonpennon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 8, 2024 · pennon (plural pennons) A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear. [1] ( nautical) A long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel. Synonym: pennant.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › pennonPennon - definition of pennon by The Free Dictionary

    pennon. ( ˈpɛnən) n. 1. (Heraldry) a long flag, often tapering and rounded, divided, or pointed at the end, originally a knight's personal flag. 2. (Nautical Terms) a small tapering or triangular flag borne on a ship or boat. 3. a poetic word for wing.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarypennon | Definition and example sentences - Cambridge Dictionary

    Wikipedia. Many other questions about her standard and pennons and those of her followers ensued. From. Wikipedia. The pennon is blazoned in the grant or matriculation.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pennonPennon Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    noun. A long, narrow, triangular or swallow-tailed flag borne on a lance as an ensign, as formerly by knights and lancers. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any flag or pennant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A pinion; wing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: waft. streamer. pennant. pinion. oriflamme. jack. flag