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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.

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