fanon.
A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
Blend of fan + canon.
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