Meaning & use
gonfalon
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A banner or flag, often with streamers, hung from a crossbar and used ceremonially.
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The gonfalon of the medieval city guild fluttered above the procession.
Each university department carries its own gonfalon at commencement.
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Gonfalon comes from Old Italian and was historically used by Italian city-states as a symbol of civic or military authority.
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