A former spelling or variant form of fanon (ecclesiastical vestment), or a related vestment.
Archaic or dialectal variant of 'fanon,' an Old English word for a cloth or religious garment worn by the Pope or high clergy. This spelling appears in medieval English manuscripts.
The fanit/fanon was so important in medieval church hierarchy that a bishop without their fanit was considered essentially undressed—vestments weren't fashion, they were identity!
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