Pennon definition

Pennon

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WordNet

(1) Wing of a bird

(2) A long flag; often tapering

WiktionaryText

Anglo-Norman penun, penoun, from Old French penne ‘feather’ + -on diminutive suffix.

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.