Gonfalon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɒnf(ə)lən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gonfalon is a noun meaning (heraldry) Alternative form of gonfanon.
Meaning
(heraldry) Alternative form of gonfanon.
More Meanings
- A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.
Example Sentences
With vermilion leaf or bronze— Tatters of gorgeous gonfalons—
Ten thousand thousand Ensignes high advanc'd, Standards, and Gonfalons twixt Van and Reare Streame in the Aire, and for distinction serve
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double— Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.”
It was in the queer little Church of Vera Cruz, beneath the castle, that the Knights Templar performed their secret rites of chivalry, standing vigil over their arms all night, in all the mysterious splendour of seneschal, gonfalon, and accolade.
Word Forms
- gonfalons
- gonfalone
- gonfanon
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include banners, flagpole, guidon, fannel, staff, flag.
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