"gonfalon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑːn.fəˌlɑːn/, /-lən/ Forms: gonfalons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gonfalon, from Old French gonfalon, from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷʰen-}}, {{inh|en|enm|gonfalon}} Middle English gonfalon, {{der|en|fro|gonfalon}} Old French gonfalon, {{der|en|frk|*gunþifanō}} Frankish *gunþifanō, {{der|en|gem-pro|*gunþifanô}} Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô Head templates: {{en-noun}} gonfalon (plural gonfalons)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Flags Translations (a standard or ensign): խաչադրոշ (xačʻadroš) (Armenian), զորադրոշ (zoradroš) (Armenian), хоругва (horugva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), gonfanó [masculine] (Catalan), 神幡 (shénfān) (Chinese Mandarin), gonfalon [masculine] (Dutch), gonfalon [masculine] (French), gonfanon [masculine] (French), gonfalón [masculine] (Galician), gonfalone [masculine] (Italian), gonfalon [masculine] (Old French), gonfanon [masculine] (Old French), chorągiew [feminine] (Polish), gonfalon [masculine] (Polish), gonfalão [masculine] (Portuguese), хору́гвь (xorúgvʹ) [feminine] (Russian), зна́мя (známja) [feminine] (Russian), гонфало́н (gonfalón) [masculine] (Russian), гонфано́н (gonfanón) [masculine] (Russian), confalón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gonfalon-en-noun-BZZdCA~c Disambiguation of Flags: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'a standard or ensign': 89 11
  2. (heraldry) Alternative form of gonfanon Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gonfanon Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-gonfalon-en-noun-FmYrWdNr Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gonfalone, gonfanon Related terms: gonfalonier

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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