gonfalon

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The shirt was a gonfalon of the future.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Mason, Eugene

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 Gardner, Edmund G.

The company hurtled on, till they drew to the golden eagle which was the gonfalon of the emperor.

From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene

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