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Gonfalon
(gcide) | 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.
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2. A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a
crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast
itself.
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Standards and gonfalons, 'twixt van and rear,
Stream in the air. --Milton.
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Gonfalonier
(gcide) | Gonfalonier \Gon`fa*lon*ier"\, n. [F. gonfalonier: cf. It.
gonfaloniere.]
He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer; as:
(a) An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church.
(b) The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in
medi[ae]veal Italy.
(c) A Turkish general, and standard keeper.
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