gumphion

noun or gumpheon (-s)

Etymology: Middle English (Scots) gumfioun, gunfioun gonfanon, alteration of Middle English gonfanoun — more at gonfanon

obs Scotland : a funeral banner

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gumphion /gumˈfi-ən/ (obsolete Scot)

noun

A kind of banner formerly carried in funeral processions

ORIGIN: ↑gonfanon