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

This is thy banner, thy gonfalon, fair in the front of thy fight.

From With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement by Dalton, Hugh Dalton, Baron

“I don’t know what the pilgrim’s gonfalon is,” said Sandy, sleepily, “but I guess it’s all right.”

From The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas by Rogers, W. A. (William Allen)

St. Peter sits enthroned above; Charles and Leo kneel to right and left, in the act of receiving from the Apostle the pallium and the gonfalon, the symbols of their respective offices.

From Medieval Europe by Davis, H. W. C. (Henry William Carless)