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fanon

Pronunciation: /ˈfænən/

The English word “fanon” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
  2. 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.
  3. A maniple.
  4. A fold of linen laid under a splint.
  5. 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.

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.

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