gonfalon
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The shirt was a gonfalon of the future.
From Time Magazine Archive
The title of “gonfalonier,” the bearer of the gonfalon, was in the middle ages both military and civil.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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
Mounted on strong destriers the bold vassals followed after Hiresgas, wheeling to right or left, as he led, till they pierced to the gonfalon, showing the arms of the king.
From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Eugene Mason
The people under their great gonfalon and the standards of the companies, led by the Medici and Rondinelli, stormed one position after another, forcing the defenders to surrender.
From The Story of Florence by Edmund G. Gardner
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