pen ‧ non /ˈpenən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: penon , from penne ; ⇨ ↑ pen 1 ]
a long narrow pointed flag, especially one carried on the end of a long pole by soldiers on horses in the Middle Ages
pen ‧ non /ˈpenən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: penon , from penne ; ⇨ ↑ pen 1 ]
a long narrow pointed flag, especially one carried on the end of a long pole by soldiers on horses in the Middle Ages
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012