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Gonfalons

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Flags hung from a crossbar or frame mounted on a pole, often having two or three streamers or tails or else square in shape, historically used as standards in battle or in processions by military leaders, princes, cities and republics, particularly of Italy, guilds, and groups associated with the church; also used in the present day by trade unions.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000251470

Broader Terms used

flags

Equivalent Terms used

gonfalon

Created

12yrs ago

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