Definition of Labarom
Lab`arum, the standard, surmounted by the monogram of Christ, which
was borne before the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to
Christianity, and in symbol of the vision of the cross in the sky which
led to it. It was a lance with a cross-bar at its extremity and a crown
on top, and the monogram consisted of the Greek letter for Ch and R.
- Wikipedia
||Lab"a*rum (&?;), n.; pl.
Labara (#). [L.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A Roman military standard created by Constantine I. The banner was known for its Christian chi-rho sign.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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