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Originally a small square flag borne before a banneret whose arms were embroidered on it; hence, a military ensign; the principal standard of a prince or state; a pennon; a streamer.

Related term(s): Arms (Heraldry); Pennon
Category: Military - General
Added: 08.08.05
Source information: Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 44.

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