Gonfalonier
[,gɒnfәlә'niә]
Definition
(n.) He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer
(n.) An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church.
(n.) The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in mediaeveal Italy.
(n.) A Turkish general, and standard keeper.
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Examples
- Machiavelli reorganized the Florentine army, wrote speeches for the gonfalonier, was indeed the ruling intelligence in Florentine affairs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From 1502 to 1512 he was the right-hand man of the gonfalonier (the life president) of Florence, Soderini. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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