gonfanon
English edit
Various heraldic gonfanons.
Etymology edit
From Old French gonfanon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gonfanon (plural gonfanons)
- 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.
- (heraldry) A banner with three "tails", typically with the middle one longer than the others, and three loops at the top representing where it would have been attached to a pole.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French gonfanon.
Noun edit
gonfanon m (plural gonfanons)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “gonfanon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.
Noun edit
gonfanon oblique singular, m (oblique plural gonfanons, nominative singular gonfanons, nominative plural gonfanon)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- French: gonfanon
- → Middle Dutch: gonfanoen
- Dutch: gonfanon
- → Middle English: gonfanon
- English: gonfanon
Further reading edit
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (gonfanon, supplement)