pennon

pen·non

P0167600 (pĕn′ən)n.1. A long narrow banner or streamer borne upon a lance.2. A pennant, banner, or flag.3. A pinion; a wing.

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[Middle English, from Old French penon, streamer, feather of an arrow, augmentative of penne, feather, from Latin penna; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pen′noned adj.

pennon

(ˈpɛnən) n1. (Heraldry) a long flag, often tapering and rounded, divided, or pointed at the end, originally a knight's personal flag2. (Nautical Terms) a small tapering or triangular flag borne on a ship or boat3. a poetic word for wing[C14: via Old French, ultimately from Latin penna feather]

pen•non

(ˈpɛn ən)

n. 1. a distinctive flag in any of various forms, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight. 2. a pennant. 3. any flag or banner. [1325–75; Middle English penon < Middle French, derivative of Old French pene < Latin penna or pinna feather. See pen¹] pen′noned, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pennon - a long flag; often tapering waft, pennant, streamerflag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive designpennoncel, pennoncelle, penoncel - a small pennant borne on a lance
	2.	pennon - wing of a birdpinionbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingswing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

pennon

nounFabric used especially as a symbol:banderole, banner, banneret, color (used in plural), ensign, flag, jack, oriflamme, pennant, standard, streamer.

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