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Webster 1913 Edition

Gonfanon

{

Gon′fa-lon

,

Gon′fa-non

, }
Noun.
[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.
gūð
) +
fano
cloth, flag; akin to E.
vane
; cf. AS.
gūðfana
. See
Vane
, and cf.
Confalon
.]
1.
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.
2.
A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself.
Standards and
gonfalons
, ’twixt van and rear,
Stream in the air.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gonfanon

GON'FANON

,
Noun.
[L. pannus, cloth.] An ensign or standard; colors.

Definition 2024

gonfanon

gonfanon

English

Noun

gonfanon ‎(plural gonfanons)

  1. Alternative form of gonfalon
    • 1922, William Gordon Perrin, British Flags, their early history, and their development at sea, page 14
      At the same time, a companion figure, which from the mutilated superscription in the tapestry appears to be Eustace of Boulogne, lifts this gonfanon high in the air with his left hand while with the right he points to the Duke's face; a significant action, calling attention in a twofold manner to William's presence.

Old French

Noun

gonfanon m ‎(oblique plural gonfanons, nominative singular gonfanons, nominative plural gonfanon)

  1. gonfalon

Descendants

References

  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (gonfanon, supplement)

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