alfiere.
standard-bearer, flag-bearer
Meaning & usage
standard-bearer, flag-bearer
ensign (officer)
pioneer, forerunner
the most important athlete in a team, the captain
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish alférez, from Arabic الفَارِس (al-fāris, “the horseman; the knight”) via Andalusian Arabic.
bishop
alfiere camposcuro
Where this word comes from
From Arabic الفِيل (al-fīl, literally “the elephant”), influenced from earlier alfino by the above term. Compare Old French aufin, Spanish alfil and others.
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