gonfanon
[ gon-fuh-nuhn ]
noun
a gonfalon that hangs directly from a pole, especially from the shaft of a lance just below the lance head.
Origin of gonfanon
11250–1300; Middle English go(u)nfano(u)n<Old French gunfanun, gonfanon,Old Provençal gonfano<Germanic; compare Old High German gund (Old English gūth) battle, German Fahne flag
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How to use gonfanon in a sentence
Originally this ensign was called a gonfanon, the combination of two Teutonic words, signifying war and a standard.
The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) | Charles MillsSeeing that the original has gonfanon, it is clear that Chaucer wrote gonfanoun, riming with renoun.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerI shall only add that the banner was sometimes called the gonfanon.
The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) | Charles MillsNear the head of the lance is a gonfanon the fly of which is split into long tails.
British Flags | W. G. PerrinAnother variety of feudal standard, differing from either the bannire or the pennon, was the gonfanon.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces | Francis Miltoun
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