What does «pendón» mean in Spanish?
- A military insignia, mainly belonging to the various mesnades that made up an army, and consisted of a flag that was longer than wide.
- Military insignia consisting of a flag or small banner, and that in the military distinguished the regiments, battalions and other bodies that went to war.
- Badge or insignia by which churches and congregations are guided in processions, and consists of a pole from which hangs a long piece of cloth that ends in two points.
- Stem that comes out of the main trunk of the tree.
- Woman who leads a licentious life.
- Person, rather woman, very tall and disheveled.
- Badge similar to the flag and distinguished by its size, as it is one third longer than the flag and rounded by the pendant.
- Reins for guiding the guide mules.
- knightly. The rectangular of a third more in length than in width, insignia possessed by the lords who carried more than 10 knights and less than 50.
- -of Castile or purple. Personal insignia of the monarch.
- -posadero. The long and branched at the tip, which was planted to designate the places where the hosts should rest or camp, and used by the lords who had more than 50 knights and less than 100 at their command.
- dagger. Knightly banner.
- and caldera. Privilege that the kings granted to the rich men of Castile when in times of war they came to their aid with their people. It consisted of possessing a banner or standard as a sign that they could raise people, and the cauldron signifying that they maintained it at their own expense.
- A wounded banner, fig. With all the strength, union, or diligence there was in a necessity, such as seeing the flag or banner in danger of falling into the hands of enemies.
- To follow one's banner. To enlist under one's banner.