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pennon

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Searchable Lemmata: penun (AF), penno (L), penwn (W), penoun (ME), pennon (MdE).
Alternate Forms: peno, penona, penonibus, pinioun, pinon, pinoun, pinoune.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Accessory; banner; typically a long, narrow flag or banner, often attached to a lance, with distinguishing markings for identification; often used by knights bachelors, but also by men of higher rank. Appears as a 'penoun of armes', a pennon bearing a coat of arms. Also used in non-military contexts and institutious (an abbey, a guild, etc.). Also used in figurative contexts (to mark ownership, protection, authority, etc.).(circa 1380 still in current use)
1. cum armis de Lucy, que de goules cum tribus luciis argenteis consistent ... ita quod ... arma prefati comitis ... gerant in omnibus vexillis, penonibus, tunicis armorum, et in omnibus aliis armaturis suis Accounts, Legal. (citations from individual page of text may not appear in original order) [DMLBS Pat (317 m. 16) 1384]
2. deux baners de seint G. et lx penouns [AND Anon Chr (139.4) 1382/1389]
3. As þese frensche men come ryde ... Duk Naymes gan be-holde a syde & saw hem & hure penoun Heroic, Historic, Romance. [MED Firumb.(1) ((Ashm 33) 1555) circa 1380]
4. penone, lytyl baner, bandum, pennum Gloss. [DMLBS PP (bandum, pennum) 1440]
5. [3.720] ... Forþe þe Grekis goon In-to þe feld ... And her stondardis, richely displaied, Brode baners an many fresche penoun-Ageyn þe wynde þat made a hidous soun ... [3.724] ... Þer men seie many crestis clere, And many tuft of gold & siluer schene. Heroic, Poetic, Romance. (work: a1420) [MED Lydg.TB ((Aug A.4) 3.720-724) circa 1425]
6. As armys! as an heyward [read: herawd], hey now I howte ... Pryd, put out þi penon of raggys and of rowte. Do þis modyr Mekenes meltyn to mote Drama, Poetic. [MED Castle Persev. ((Folg V.a.354) 1973) ante 1450]
AF, L, ME, MdE, W; Primarily Romance.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: N/A.
2(n.) Accessory; plume of feathers.(circa 1401)
1. [One] penoun [of feathers] [MED in Löfvenberg Contrib.Lex. (102) 1401]
ME; Primarily Accounts.
Sex: Male    Use: n/a    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
3(n.) Accessory; 'a strip around the edge of a shield' [s.v. 'penoun, n.' MED, (e)].(circa 1450)
1. Galashin hym smote with soche vigour upon the penon [F pane,?read: pegnon] of the shelde that he shof the spere thourgh his thigh Arthurian, Romance. (work: c1450?) [MED Merlin ((Cmb Ff.3.11) 570) ante 1500]
ME; Primarily Romance.
Sex: Male    Use: Military    Status: n/a    Rank: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
4(n.) Occupation; by extension: one who wears a pennon, a knights bachelor or ensign-bearer (not attested here)(ante 1420 - ante 1661)
ME.
Sex: Male    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Medieval L, from Old French penon (feather, etc.), from Classical L penna.
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