pennon

Anglo-Norman penun, penoun, from Old French penne (“feather”) + -on diminutive suffix.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛnən/
• Rhymes: -ɛnən

pennon (plural pennons)

1. 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.

2. (nautical) A pennant; a long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel.
3. A wing; a pinion.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

• pennoncel

pennon m (plural pennons)

1. pennon (triangular flag)
2. (nautical) pennant
3. (historical) a local urban militia in medieval Lyon

• pennonage