fanon

¹

[ fan-uhn ]

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.

Fanon

²

[ fan-uhn; French fa-nawn ]

noun

1. Frantz (O·mar) [frants , oh, -mahr, f, r, ah, n, ts aw-, mar], 1925–61, West Indian psychiatrist and political theorist, born in Martinique; in Algeria after 1953.

fanon

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fanon¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fanon¹

Middle English, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fano cloth

Example Sentences

Gonfalon, gon′fa-lon, n. an ensign or standard with streamers—also Gon′fanon.

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