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gonfanon

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gon⋅fa⋅non

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

Origin:
1250–1300; ME go(u)nfano(u)n < OF gunfanun, gonfanon, OPr gonfano < Gmc; cf. OHG gund (OE gūth) battle, G Fahne flag
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