Gonfalon

Gonfalon
Gonfalon Gon"fa*lon, Gonfanon Gon"fa*non, n. [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. g[=u][eth]) + fano cloth, flag; akin to E. vane; cf. AS. g[=u][eth]fana. See {Vane}, and cf. {Confalon}.] 1. The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the medi[ae]val republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope. [1913 Webster]

2. A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself. [1913 Webster]

Standards and gonfalons, 'twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


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  • gonfalon — [ gɔ̃falɔ̃ ] n. m. • XIIIe; gonfanon XIe; frq. °gunfano « étendard de combat » → fanion ♦ Au Moyen Âge, Bannière de guerre faite d une bandelette à plusieurs pointes, suspendue à une lance. ⇒ 1. enseigne, oriflamme. ● gonfalon ou gonfanon nom… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gonfalon — GONFALÓN, gonfaloane, s.n. Steag de război în evul mediu, cu partea liberă despicată în trei sau patru cozi. – Din fr. gonfalon. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  GONFALÓN s.n. Steag de război cu partea liberă despicată (care reproducea …   Dicționar Român

  • gonfalon — 1590s, variant of M.E. gonfanon (c.1300), from O.Fr. gonfanon knight s pennon (12c.), from O.H.G. guntfano battle flag, from P.Gmc. *gunthja war, from PIE *gwhen to strike, kill (see BANE (Cf. bane)) + *fano banner (Cf. Goth …   Etymology dictionary

  • gonfalon — gonfàlōn m <G gonfalóna> DEFINICIJA pov. srednjovjekovna ratna zastava s resama ovješena o koplje oko kojeg su se na poziv seniora okupljali vazali ETIMOLOGIJA tal …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • gonfalón — (Del it. gonfalone, estandarte). m. confalón …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • gonfalon — [gän′fə län΄, gän′fələn] n. [Fr < OFr gonfanon, banner < Frank * gundfano, battle standard (akin to OE guthfana) < gund, battle (akin to OE guth: see DEFEND) + fano (OE fana), banner: see FANON] a flag hanging from a crosspiece instead… …   English World dictionary

  • gonfalon — confalon ou gonfalon (kon fa lon ou gonfa lon) s. m. Confrérie de séculiers dits pénitents à qui St Bonaventure prescrivit en 1264 une forme particulière de prières ; plus tard Grégoire XIII confirma cette confrérie et lui donna le soin de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Gonfalon — Gonfanon Armoiries montrant un gonfalonier Le gonfanon ou gonfalon (en ancien français, confenons) est un morceau d étoffe quadrangulaire, comme la bannière, ou terminé par des pointes. Il était attaché à la hampe ou au fer d une lance et pouvait …   Wikipédia en Français

  • gonfalón — ► sustantivo masculino Confalón, bandera o estandarte. * * * gonfalón (del it. «gonfalone», estandarte) m. *Bandera o *estandarte. ≃ Confalón. * * * gonfalón. (Del it. gonfalone, estandarte). m. confalón …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • gonfalon — /gon feuh leuhn/, n. 1. a banner suspended from a crossbar, often with several streamers or tails. 2. a standard, esp. one used by the medieval Italian republics. [1585 95; < It gonfalone < MF gonfalon, gonfanon < Gmc; see GONFANON] * * * …   Universalium

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