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gonfanon

American

[gon-fuh-nuhn] / ˈgɒn fə nən /

noun

a gonfalon that hangs directly from a pole, especially from the shaft of a lance just below the lance head.

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

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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 Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

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 Morley, Henry

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