pean Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
    paean.
  2. noun a formal expression of praise
    paean; eulogy; panegyric; encomium.

WordNet

Pean noun
Etymology
OF. pene, F. panne.
Definitions
  1. (Her.) One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or tufts or.
Pe"an noun
Definitions
  1. A song of praise and triumph. See Pæan.

Webster 1913