Gŏn'fa-lōn or Gŏn'fa-nŏn, n.

noun

n. [Fr. gonfalon, It. gonfalone, O. Fr. & Pr. gonfanon, from O. H. Ger. gundfano, war-flag, from gund, war, and fano, cloth, flag; A-S. gudhfana, from gudh, war, and fana, cloth, flag.] An ensign or standard; colors.

Standards and gonfalons, 'twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. Milton.

An ecclesiastical gonfalon with three hanging panels is suspended from a chain-supported frame. — Ecclesiastical Gon- falon.