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gonfalonier [ˌgɒnfələˈnɪə] n (Historical Terms) the chief magistrate or other official of a medieval Italian republic, esp the bearer of the republic's gonfalon How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The first documented mention of the militia project in Machiavelli's correspondence occurred in a letter of 29 May 1504 from his friend Francesco Soderini, the cardinal of Volterra and the brother of the gonfalonier Piero Soderini. And our leaders--even Al Gore, that gonfalonier of working families--are too much concerned with our well-being as consumers, too little attentive to our dignity as citizens. The cobbler Antonio di Ciecho, from whom Petrucci bought his shoes, also took part in the baptism of most of his children, and a daughter born in 1409 was 'given to God' by the doublet maker Manno di Bonuccio di Manno, who was the gonfalonier of Lion Rosso in 1427. |
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