fanon

  1. Noun.  A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
  2. Noun.  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.
  3. Noun.  a maniple.
  4. Noun.  (informal, fandom) 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.

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