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Definition of Pennon
1. Noun. A long flag; often tapering.
Generic synonyms: Flag
Specialized synonyms: Pennoncel, Pennoncelle, Penoncel
2. Noun. Wing of a bird.
Definition of Pennon
1. n. A wing; a pinion.
2. n. A pennant; a flag or streamer.
Definition of Pennon
1. Noun. A thin triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A pennant; a long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pennon
1. a pennant [n -S] : PENNONED [adj] - See also: pennant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pennon
Literary usage of Pennon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries,: From the by Jean Froissart, Thomas Johnes (1862)
"... with the same ; sir W alter de Chastillon, with a pennon ; sir John de ...
with a pennon ; the lord de Coucy, with his banner, and better supported than ..."
2. The Boy's Froissart: Being Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of Adventure by Jean Froissart (1879)
"Sir Stephen de Sancerre, with the same; and then the pennon of the King of ...
Beside it was Sir John le Barrois, with his pennon ornamented with his arms ..."
3. Library of Choice Literature and Encyclopaedia of Universal Authorship by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon (1893)
"By Heaven," replied Sir Henry, " you shall not even bear it out of Northumberland ;
be assured you shall never have this pennon to brag of. ..."
4. Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries: From the by Jean Froissart (1857)
"... with a pennon ; the lord de Coucy, with his banner, and better supported than
any, except the duke of Bourbon ; the lord de Licques, with a pennon ..."
5. English Heraldry by Charles Boutell (1908)
"CHAPTER XVII FLAGS The pennon—The Banner—The Standard—The Royal Standard — The
... Many a beautiful pennon fixed to a lance, And many a Banner displayed. ..."
6. The Handbook to English Heraldry by Charles Boutell, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (1914)
"CHAPTER XVII FLAGS The pennon—The Banner—The Standard—The Royal Standard —The
... Many a beautiful pennon fixed to a lance, And many a Banner displayed. ..."
7. Sir John Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining by Jean Froissart (1806)
"... except the duke of Bourbon ; the lord de Licques, with a pennon; fir Stephen
de Sancerre, with the fame ; and then the pennon of the king of France, ..."
8. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: From Gales and by Thomas Hart Benton, United States Congress (1860)
"pennon to Hannah Leighton* The bill granting a pension to Hannah Leigh- ton being
taken up, Mr. PIERCE stated the object of this bill, and the claims of the ..."
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