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Labarum
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was given to various modifications of this standard.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Labarum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/labarum.html. 1828.