fanon
Plural: fanons
Noun
- A striped liturgical vestment resembling a cape worn by the pope.
- A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
- Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet.
- A maniple.
- A fold of linen laid under a splint.
- Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical.
Examples
- He proudly laid down ’FANON’, feeling as if he’d just crowned his Scrabble game.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane and vane.
Scrabble Score: 8
fanon: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfanon: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fanon: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
fanon: valid Words With Friends Word