gonfanon

[gon-fuh-nuhn]

gon·fa·non

[gon-fuh-nuhn]
noun
a gonfalon that hangs directly from a pole, especially from the shaft of a lance just below the lance head.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English go(u)nfano(u)n < Old French gunfanun, gonfanon, Old Provençal gonfano < Germanic; compare Old High German gund (Old English gūth) battle, German Fahne flag
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Gonfanon is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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gonfalon or gonfanon (ˈɡɒnfələn, ˈɡɒnfənən)
 
n
1.  a banner hanging from a crossbar, used esp by certain medieval Italian republics or in ecclesiastical processions
2.  a battle flag suspended crosswise on a staff, usually having a serrated edge to give the appearance of streamers
 
[C16: from Old Italian gonfalone, from Old French gonfalon, of Germanic origin; compare Old English gūthfana war banner, Old Norse gunnfani]
 
gonfanon or gonfanon
 
n
 
[C16: from Old Italian gonfalone, from Old French gonfalon, of Germanic origin; compare Old English gūthfana war banner, Old Norse gunnfani]

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