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pennon
noun
[ ˈpɛnən ]
• a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially one of a kind formerly attached to a lance or helmet; a pennant.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from a derivative of Latin penna ‘feather’.