fane /feɪn/ noun3 •A temple or sacred place.And Pallas rear'd him; her ovvn unctuous fane / She made his habitation, vvhere vvith bulls / The youth of Athens, and vvith slaughter'd lambs / Her annual vvorship celebrate. — 1791 •(no longer used) A weathercock, a weather vane. •(no longer used) A banner, especially a military banner. formsfanes