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gonfalonier

American  
[gon-fuh-luh-neer] / ˌgɒn fə ləˈnɪər /

noun

  1. the bearer of a gonfalon.

  2. a chief magistrate or some other elected official in any of several medieval Italian republics.

gonfalonier British  
/ ˌɡɒnfələˈnɪə /

noun

  1. the chief magistrate or other official of a medieval Italian republic, esp the bearer of the republic's gonfalon

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Etymology

Origin of gonfalonier

1580–90; < French < Italian gonfaloniere. See gonfalon, -ier 2

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