Chainon

/tʃeɪˈnɑn/ noun

A single link or segment in a chain, or in heraldry, a chain depicted in segments.

From French 'chaînon' (meaning chain link or link), derived from 'chaîne' (chain) + diminutive suffix '-on'. Borrowed into English from heraldic terminology.

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