gonfalon

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The shirt was a gonfalon of the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

The gonfalon was in action borne close to the person of the commander-in-chief and denoted his position.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

The gonfalon might flutter, and the knight, with all his train, ride stately amidst the white range of tents; the archer might lean upon his bow and gaze upon the splendour of the host.

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

All this is, we see, the ideational gonfalon under which surge the romanticists; but from the evidence at hand it is the banner to which life also bears allegiance.

From Chivalry by Cabell, James Branch

The gonfalon, or great banner of the city, was displayed with the utmost pomp.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)