fanon
A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical MassA vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
» "That's not canon!" "I don't care! It's my fanon!"
«Это не канон!» — «Мне всё равно! Это мой фанон!»
Meaning
5 sensesA 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.
(slang, uncountable)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
1 sentences"That's not canon!" "I don't care! It's my fanon!"
ru«Это не канон!» — «Мне всё равно! Это мой фанон!»
Origin
From Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from FFrom Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane and vane.
Blend of fan + canon.
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