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Definition of pennon : 1. A pennant; a flag or streamer.
2. A wing; a pinion.

Synonyms:

pennant, substitute, banneret, streamer, jack, pendant, banner, waft, quill, colors, banderole, flight feather, quill feather, crown, ensign, oriflamme, standard, guidon, color, pinion, flag

Usage examples:

• These lay a hundred toises or so from the General's pavilion, facing from me; but as I came near to them I saw a pennon of light streaming from the partly open door of the largest tent, and from within burst a chorus of voices singing an old chanson of Guienne. - "The Chevalier d'Auriac", S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats.
• It is the firing party, still lying as it fell; not a figure disturbed, not a coat stripped off nor pocket rifled; no strap, plume, or pennon displaced since the moment when all dropped dead almost simultaneously at the detonation of the Rangers' rifles. - "The Lone Ranche", Captain Mayne Reid.
• Lady Pennon has been very kind about it; and the Esquarts invite her to Lockton. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.