A gonfalon is a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with streamers, historically used as a standard.
A gonfalon is a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with streamers, historically used as a standard.
| Front | gonfalon \GON-fuh-luhn\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails. 2. A standard, esp. one used by the medieval Italian republics. [1585–95; < It gonfalone < MF gonfalon, gonfanon < Gmc; see gonfanon] |
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