Pennon, Pennant

 A small flag of an oblong form, ending sometimes in one sharp point, and sometimes in two sharp points, carried under the points of spears; and on them is painted a part only of the owner’s armorial ensigns, such as his device, crest, and motto. The term pendant has at times been used for this term.

In the middle ages, the pennon was carried by a knight on his lance and bore his badge which was so placed that the charges were in position when the lance was held horizontally in readiness for combat.

The pennon, commonly called a long pennon, should be two yards and-a-half long, and rounded at the end. It is used at funerals when the standard and banner-rolls are not carried.

See Flag