Medieval Glossary
Guidon
A small flag or streamer, as carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end, nearly pointed at the other, and is usually of silk.
Related term(s): Guidon (Person); Standard; Pennon; Pencel; Banner; Ensign
Category: Heraldry
Added: 10.07.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 205.
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