The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bon \Bon\, a. [F., fr. L. bonus.] Good; valid as security for something. [1913 Webster]The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
bon(From "Bonnie", Ken Thompson's wife) A language designed by Ken Thompson and later revised by him to produce B. [When? Features?] (1997-02-04)