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means A long, tapering flag used as a symbol of victory or rank — especially the one awarded to a sports league's champion team.

from Pennant comes from 'pennon,' a medieval term for the small tapering flag a knight flew from his lance, which traces back to the Latin 'penna,' meaning feather — the flag's shape echoing a feather's taper. The spelling picked up its extra 'n' by blending with 'pendant,' something that hangs and dangles, from Latin 'pendere,' to hang. So the word carries both a feather's flight and a dangling weight — fitting for a prize that flutters proudly but drags a full season of expectation behind it.