Gonfalon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A banner suspended from a crosspiece, especially as a standard in an ecclesiastical procession or as the ensign of a medieval Italian republic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediæval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope.
  • n. A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Originally, a banderole or small pennon attached to a lance or spear; an ensign or standard, especially one having two or three streamers or tails, fixed on a frame made to turn like a ship's vane, or suspended from a cross-yard, as in the case of the papal or ecclesiastical gonfalon. See labarum.
  • Word Usage
    "“For years now,” Vivar said quietly, “the gonfalon has been a royal treasure, but always my family has been its guardians."
    Equivalent
    gonfanon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    guidon    pennon    banderole    headaxe    lanceholder    brassard    oose    pure-white    pre-roll    pennant