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Fanon

//ˈfænən// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
  2. 2
    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. slang, uncountable

    "In this way, smaller groups within a fandom agree on readings which may be completely at odds with the canon, but which in time acquire legitimacy as fanon."

  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    A maniple.
  5. 5
    A fold of linen laid under a splint.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Blend of fan + canon.

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