A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.
Origin
From Middle English gonfalon, from Old French gonfalon, from Frankish *gundfano, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.
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