French word

étendard

Pronunciation

IPA/etɑ̃daʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbanner

Example

L'étendard flotte sur la colline.

The banner flies on the hill.

Illustration for étendard (banner)

More examples

Les manifestants ont levé l'étendard de la solidarité.

The protesters raised the banner of solidarity.

Core concept

A distinctive banner carried or displayed as the visible sign of a group and the cause that unites it.

Similar words

drapeau: A cloth flag displayed to identify a nation or group at a building or ceremony.

Definition in French

Bannière ou emblème représentant une cause, une unité ou une autorité, employé au sens propre en contexte militaire et au sens figuré comme signe de ralliement.

Word origin

The French word étendard is inherited from Old French estendart, which named a banner used in medieval warfare before gaining broader symbolic use.

Usage tips

  • The final d in étendard is silent, and the word is pronounced roughly like ay-tahn-dar in standard French.

Other meanings

  • standardnoun

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