gonfalon

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The shirt was a gonfalon of the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Hegumen gave him in charge of the brethren; and at his signal, the gonfalon was raised and carried through the concourse, and out of one of the doors, followed closely by the Brotherhood.

From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Wallace, Lewis

“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)

When Baligant beholds his gonfalon fall And Mahum's flag defenseless, in his heart Springs quick the thought, wrong may be on his side And right on Carle's.

From La Chanson de Roland : Translated from the Seventh Edition of Léon Gautier by Rabillon, Léonce

Gonfalonier′, one who bears a gonfalon: the chief magistrate in many Italian cities because of his bearing this flag.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various