gonfalon

  • 21gonfalon — [ gɒnf(ə)lən] noun a banner or pennant hung from a crossbar. Derivatives gonfalonier ˌgɒnfələ nɪə noun Origin C16: from Ital. gonfalone, from a Gmc compound whose second element is related to vane …

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  • 22gonfalon — n.; (also gonfanon) Ensign, standard, banner, flag, pennon …

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  • 23gonfalon — gon·fa·lon …

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  • 24gonfalon — /ˈgɒnfələn/ (say gonfuhluhn) noun 1. a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails. 2. the standard used especially by the medieval Italian republics. {Italian gonfalone, from Old High German gundfano, literally, war… …

  • 25gonfalon —   n. hanging banner.    ♦ gonfalonier, n. standard bearer; medieval Italian magistrate …

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  • 26gonfalon — nm., gonfanon, (étendard) ; lanterne portée dans les processions au sommet d un long bâton : konfaron (Albertville, Alex, Annecy), gonfaron (Thônes), kanforon (Samoëns) …

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  • 27gonfalon — n. 1 a banner, often with streamers, hung from a crossbar. 2 hist. such a banner as the standard of some Italian republics. Derivatives: gonfalonier n. Etymology: It. gonfalone f. Gmc (cf. VANE) …

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  • 28falon — gonfalon …

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  • 29gonfanon — ● gonfalon ou gonfanon nom masculin (francique gundfano, étendard de combat) Étendard à deux ou trois fanons sous lequel se rangeaient, au Moyen Âge, les vassaux appelés par le suzerain, avant d être réservé aux seigneurs ecclésiastiques.… …

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  • 30gonfalonnier — ⇒GONFALON(N)IER, (GONFALONIER, GONFALONNIER)subst. masc. HIST. Celui qui porte le gonfalon. Quand les gonfaloniers déploient sur la place publique la bannière des confréries (FAURE, Hist. art, 1912, p. 328). V. gonfalon A 2. P. métaph. Le… …

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