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pendragon
noun
pen·drag·on
\penˈdragən\
Definition of pendragon
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often capitalized : a chief leader among the ancient British chiefs (as in time of war) : head of all the chiefs : king
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Origin and Etymology of pendragon
Middle English, from Welsh, from pen chief + dragon leader, from Latin dracon-, draco dragon; from the figure of a dragon on the leader's standard
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