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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gonfalon, Gonfanonnoun
Ten thousand thousand ensigns high advanc’d,
Standards and gonfalons, ’twixt van and rear,
Stream in the air. John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. v.
Webster Dictionary
Gonfanonnoun
the ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope
Gonfanonnoun
a name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself
Etymology: [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) + fano cloth, flag; akin to E. vane; cf. AS. gfana. See Vane, and cf. Confalon.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
gonfanon
[Fr.] Formerly a cavalry banneret; corrupted from the gonfalone of the Italians.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
gonfanon
An ensign or standard; colors.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gonfanon in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gonfanon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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