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gonfalon |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gonfalon \Gon"fa*lon\, Gonfanon \Gon"fa*non\, n. [OE. gonfanoun, OF gonfanon, F. gonfalon, the same word as F. confalon, name of a religious brotherhood, fr OHG. gundfano war flag; gund war (used in comp., and akin to AS g[=u][eth]) + fano cloth, flag; akin to E. vane; cf AS g[=u][eth]fana. See {Vane}, and cf {Confalon}.] 1. The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the medi[ae]val republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope. 2. A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself Standards and gonfalons, 'twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. --Milton.
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