Plural of gonfanon; large ceremonial flags or banners, especially those carried by military or religious processions.
From Old French 'gonfanon,' from Frankish 'gundfano' (battle flag), combining 'gund' (battle) with 'fano' (flag), reflecting medieval Germanic military traditions.
These massive ceremonial flags were medieval social media—they identified your army, your lord, and your allegiance from hundreds of yards away, and everyone recognized which gonfanon meant what!
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