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Fanion vs Franion - What's the difference?

fanion | franion |

As nouns the difference between fanion and franion

is that fanion is a small flag used for marking positions, especially by soldiers and surveyors while franion is (obsolete) a cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.

fanion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small flag used for marking positions, especially by soldiers and surveyors.

    • franion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.ii:
  • *:Might not be found a franker franion , / Of her lewd parts to make companion [...].