noun, masculine/bʁɑ̃.dɔ̃/plural: brandons
firebrand; torch made of twisted straw; loose, burning material from a fire; firebrand (someone or something that is a source of trouble); straw at the end of a staff placed at the corner of a field to indicate the juridical seizure of a crop
“un brandon de discorde” — a bone of contention or a seed of discord
Inherited from Middle French brandon, from Old French brandon, from Frankish *brand (“burnt log; brand; cinder”) + -on.