English

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Various heraldic gonfanons.

Etymology

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From Old French gonfanon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːn.fəˌnɑːn/, /-nən/

Noun

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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.
  2. (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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French gonfanon.

Noun

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gonfanon m (plural gonfanons)

  1. gonfalon

See also

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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.

Noun

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

  1. gonfalon

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: gonfanon
  • Middle Dutch: gonfanoen
  • Middle English: gonfanon

Further reading

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