gonfanon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gonfanon
1250–1300; 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
Example Sentences
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No, daughter, no—they fall behind the horse— Their horse are thronging to the barricades; I see the gonfanon of Holy Peter Floating above their helmets—ha! he is down!
From Queen Mary and Harold by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson
Rome’s gonfanon; The consecrated banner, sent to William from Rome.
From The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History by Henry Morley
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