fanon

¹ American  

[fan-uhn] / ˈfæn ən /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. a maniple.

2. Also called orale.  a striped scarflike vestment worn by the pope over the alb when celebrating solemn Pontifical Mass.

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Fanon ² American  

[fan-uhn, fa-nawn] / ˈfæn ən, faˈnɔ̃ /

noun

1. Frantz (Omar) 1925–61, West Indian psychiatrist and political theorist, born in Martinique; in Algeria after 1953.

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fanon British  

/ ˈfænən /

noun

1. a collar-shaped vestment worn by the pope when celebrating mass

2. (formerly) various pieces of embroidered fabric used in the liturgy

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Etymology

Origin of fanon

1350–1400; Middle English fano ( u ) n < Anglo-French; Old French fanum < Old Low Franconian *fano piece of fabric; compare Old High German, Old Saxon fano in same sense ( German Fahne flag), early Medieval Latin fano maniple; vane, gonfalon

Example Sentences

“I don’t know how many fandoms I’ve been in where the fanon life of a character was far more robust than what we saw in canon,” Ms. Deonn told me.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2021

Klink pointed out — and some fanon writers have broken through to mainstream popularity, challenging the white-dude dominance of some genres.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2021

Wikipedia refers to these as "fanon," a word I'm both delighted and appalled to know exists.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2013

He bequeaths to various parish churches and persons, "My vestment of crimson satin—my vestment of crimson velvet—my stole and fanon set with pearl—my black gown faced with taffeta," &c.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

It is proposed, therefore, to re-establish in the Arr�t, the expression of the Hanseatic treaty, and to add, from the same treaty, the articles 'baleine coup�e et fanon de baleine.'

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson