banneret
1History/Historical. a knight who could bring a company of followers into the field under his own banner.
a rank of knighthood; knight banneret.
Origin of banneret
1Words Nearby banneret
Other definitions for banneret (2 of 2)
or ban·ner·ette
a small banner.
Origin of banneret
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How to use banneret in a sentence
It consisted of four knights-banneret, fourteen knights-bachelor, and three hundred and sixty-three men-at-arms.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceIt was probably owing to his great wealth that his son was made a knight-banneret, and his grandson became Earl of Suffolk.
Yorkshire Painted And Described | Gordon HomeWhen a banneret was created, the general cut off this pendant to render the banner square.
The number of men at arms, whom a banneret ought to command, was properly fifty.
The peak of this awful spur was just touched by a fleecy cloud that shifted to and fro like a banneret.
Legends and Tales | Bret Harte
British Dictionary definitions for banneret
/ (ˈbænərɪt, -əˌrɛt) /
Also called: knight banneret a knight who was entitled to command other knights and men-at-arms under his own banner
a title of knighthood conferred by the king for valour on the battlefield
Origin of banneret
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