gonfanon

[ gon-fuh-nuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

1250–1300; Middle English go ( u ) nfano ( u ) n < Old French gunfanun, gonfanon, Old Provençal gonfano < Germanic; compare Old High German gund ( Old English ��ū�ٳ� ) battle, German Fahne flag

gonfalonier gong

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