Definition for PEN'NANT, or PEN'NON

PEN'NANT, or PEN'NON, n. [Fr. fanion, pennon; It. pennone; Sp. pendon; W. penwn; Goth. fana, L. pannus, a cloth.]

  1. A small flag; a banner. [See Pendant.]
  2. A tackle for hoisting things on board a ship. – Ainsworth.

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