British flags, their early history, and their development at sea; with an account of the origin of the flag as a national device (1922)
Perrin, W. G. (William Gordon), 1874-1931 · Cambridge : The University Press · leaf 24
religious or political pro-cessions, but we shall not employ it in this meaning. Gonfanon, Gonfalon. This word appears in the Anglo-SaxonChronicle as gu^fana, and in the Chanson de Roland as gunfamin. Itis apparently derived from the Norse gwm-fane (war-flag) and in itsearlier forms was probably of… … 14 CunbrldgeUntwriltyPmi I] AND ITS DEVELOPiMENT 3 on to the Italian Communes. Some writers apply this name (in-accurately) to flags of vexillum form, with or without tails at the base.Standard. This word presents great difficulty, and it has under-gone a radical change in meaning which (so far as…
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