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Definition of Gonfalon
1. n. 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.
Definition of Gonfalon
1. Noun. A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gonfalon
1. a banner [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gonfalon
Literary usage of Gonfalon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iron Hunter by Chase Salmon Osborn (1919)
"... ME TO TAKE TTP THE gonfalon FOR SETTEE THINGS IN THE STATE WE had been in the
almost ... gonfalon ..."
2. Routledge's French-English and English-French Dictionary (1887)
"gonfalon, go«-fal-o«, m. gonfalon. Gonflement, go'i-fl-man, tn. swelling, ...
gox-fal-on-yai, m. gonfalon-bearer. Gonfler, goH-flai, va et n. to swell, ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1849)
"As the nearest connection and natural guardian of Mademoiselle gonfalon, it is
my duty to watch over her, and not to allow her feelings to be trifled with. ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"gonfalon (gon'fa-lon), ». [A corruption of the earlier gonfanon, qv] Originally,
a banderole or small pennon attached to a lance or spear ; an ensign or ..."
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