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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who bears the gonfalon.
2. 2
   An official, particularly a chief magistrate of a mediaeval Italian republic; the bearer of the republic's gonfalon.

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1standard bearer

Etymology

From Middle English gonfalonier, from Old French gonfalonier.

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