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gonfalon

[ gon-fuh-luh n ]
/ ˈgɒn fə lən /
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noun

a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails.
a standard, especially one used by the medieval Italian republics.

RELATED WORDS

headline, emblem, streamer, pennant, banner, pennon, colors, ensign, heading, standard, color, symbol, jack, pinion, banneret, insignia, banderole, burgee, bannerol

Nearby words

gonecyst, gonecystolith, goneness, goner, goneril, gonfalon, gonfalonier, gonfanon, gong, gong buoy, gongorism

Origin of gonfalon

1585–95; < Italian gonfalone < Middle French gonfalon, gonfanon < Germanic; see gonfanon
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gonfalon

gonfanon (ˈɡɒnfənən)

/ (ˈɡɒnfələn) /

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

Word Origin for gonfalon

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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