Pĕn'nant, n.

noun

n. [Fr. pennon, penon, Pr. penō, Sp. pendon, It. pennone, either from Lat. penna, feather, or from pendere, to hang down, or from pannus, a cloth.] (Naut.) (a.) A small flag; a banner; a long, narrow piece of bunting, worn at the mast-heads of vessels of war. Totten. (b.) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked. Dana.

Broad pennant, a square piece, carried at the mast-head of a commodore's vessel. See PENDANT. Dana.

A long, narrow pennant is attached to a vertical pole. — Pennant. (a.)