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View synonyms for gonfalon
gonfalon
[ gon-fuh-luhn ]
noun
- a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails.
- a standard, especially one used by the medieval Italian republics.
gonfalon
/ ˈɡɒnfələn; ˈɡɒnfənən /
noun
- a banner hanging from a crossbar, used esp by certain medieval Italian republics or in ecclesiastical processions
- a battle flag suspended crosswise on a staff, usually having a serrated edge to give the appearance of streamers
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gonfalon1
C16: from Old Italian gonfalone, from Old French gonfalon, of Germanic origin; compare Old English gūthfana war banner, Old Norse gunnfani
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Example Sentences
The flame-colored abbey gonfalon on its gold lance flouted the German emperor when Bouvines great victory was won in 1214.
From Project Gutenberg
He registered a vow to set a watch on this solicitous cousin who offered so readily to bear his gonfalon.
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The galley was driven ashore and the old fellow leapt on to the beach, the gonfalon being borne before him.
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The Doge himself, seventy-two years and all, reared his gonfalon of gold in the Piazza and decided to lead the armament.
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Gonfalon, gon′fa-lon, n. an ensign or standard with streamers—also Gon′fanon.
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