gonfalonier

noun

gon·​fa·​lon·​ier

¦gänfəˌlä¦ni(ə)r,

-lə¦n-

plural -s

1

: one who bears the gonfalon : standard-bearer

specifically : a papal official at Rome who bears the standard of the church

2

: the chief magistrate or other official of any of several republics in medieval Italy

Word History

Etymology

Italian gonfaloniere, from Old Italian, from Old French gonfanonier, gonfalonier, from gonfanon, gonfalon + -ier -er

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