\Gon`fa*lon*ier"\, n. [F. gonfalonier: cf. It.
gonfaloniere.]
He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer; as:
(a) An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church.
(b) The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in
    medi[ae]veal Italy.
(c) A Turkish general, and standard keeper.