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gonfalonier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
gon-falonier
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who bears the gonfalon.

noun

An official, particularly a chief magistrate of a mediaeval Italian republic; the bearer of the republic's gonfalon.

Etymology

From Middle English gonfalonier, from Old French gonfalonier.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gonfaloniers (plural)

Derived Forms

gonfalonierate gonfaloniership

Synonyms

1

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does gonfalonier mean?
One who bears the gonfalon.
Where does gonfalonier come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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