gonfalon

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The shirt was a gonfalon of the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

In certain of the Italian cities chief magistrates had the privilege of bearing a gonfalon, and for this reason were known as “gonfaloniere.”

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

In their midst was guarded the royal Dragon, that was the king's own gonfalon.

From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene

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)