gonfalonier
/ˌɡɒnfələˈnɪə
/noun
The bearer of a gonfalon; a standard-bearer.The names of the gonfaloniers will be listed in the program....
- To be selected to be a gonfalonier is considered an honor, as their academic department chooses the person elected to carry it.
- It is borne at the head of all university processions by a senior faculty member known as the gonfalonier.