gonfalons

gonfalons
gon·fa·lon || 'gɑnfəlɑn /'gɒnfələn n. banner suspended from a horizontal bar

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  • Gonfalon — Gon fa*lon, Gonfanon Gon fa*non, n. [OE. gonfanoun, OF. gonfanon, F. gonfalon, the same word as F. confalon, name of a religious brotherhood, fr. OHG. gundfano war flag; gund war (used in comp., and akin to AS. g[=u][eth]) + fano cloth, flag;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gonfanon — Gonfalon Gon fa*lon, Gonfanon Gon fa*non, n. [OE. gonfanoun, OF. gonfanon, F. gonfalon, the same word as F. confalon, name of a religious brotherhood, fr. OHG. gundfano war flag; gund war (used in comp., and akin to AS. g[=u][eth]) + fano cloth,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hierarchies — Hierarchy Hi er*arch y (h[imac] [ e]r*[aum]rk [y^]), n.; pl. {Hierarchies} (h[imac] [ e]r*[aum]rk [i^]z). [Gr. ierarchi a: cf. F. hi[ e]rarchie.] 1. Dominion or authority in sacred things. [1913 Webster] 2. A body of officials disposed… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hierarchy — Hi er*arch y (h[imac] [ e]r*[aum]rk [y^]), n.; pl. {Hierarchies} (h[imac] [ e]r*[aum]rk [i^]z). [Gr. ierarchi a: cf. F. hi[ e]rarchie.] 1. Dominion or authority in sacred things. [1913 Webster] 2. A body of officials disposed organically in ranks …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Van — Van, n. [Abbrev. fr. vanguard.] The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also, the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle. [1913 Webster] Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear, Stream in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rawa coat of arms — Rawa (Rawicz) Battle cry: Rawa Details Alternative names Rawicz, Panna na niedźwiedziu, Ursus, Ursowic, Miedźwiada, Miedźwioda, Niedźwiada …   Wikipedia

  • Nordic Cross flag — Nordic flags. From left to right respectively; the flag of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark …   Wikipedia

  • Gonfalone — [ Montebuono.] [ Pratovecchio (Tuscany).] The gonfalon or gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone ), is a long flag or banner, often pointed, swallow tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar. It was first adopted by… …   Wikipedia

  • Khorugv — Khorúgv ( ru. Xоругвь, sometimes translated as Gonfalon ), [Historically, the Russian word khorugv also referred to a military banner in the secular sense, and the corresponding detachment associated with it (cf. Chorągiew ).] is a religious… …   Wikipedia

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