gonfalon
noun
gon·fa·lon ˈgän-fə-ˌlän 
-lən
1
: the ensign of certain princes or states (such as the medieval republics of Italy)
2
: a flag that hangs from a crosspiece or frame
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian gonfalone, dissimilated from gonfanone, borrowed from Old French gunfanun, gonfanon "battle standard, banner," going back to Old Low Franconian *gundfanōn, going back to Germanic *gunþfanōn (whence also Old English gūþfana "battle standard, banner," Old Saxon gūthfano, Old High German gundfano, Old Icelandic gunnfani), from *gunþī, gunþjō "battle, combat" + *fanōn "piece of cloth" — more at defend, vane
First Known Use
1595, in the meaning defined at sense 1
gonfalons
noun
as in banderoles
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- banderoles
- banderols
- black flags
- union jacks
- white flags
- buntings
- standards
- pennons
- streamers
- pennants
- guidons
- colors
- flags
- banners
- pendants
- tricolors
- pendents
- ensigns
- Jolly Rogers
- burgees
- semaphores
- jacks
- coats of arms
- signalers
- insignia
- wafts
- signallers
- badges
- crests
- insignias
