banneret

¹

[ ban-er-it, -uh-ret ]

noun

1. History/Historical. a knight who could bring a company of followers into the field under his own banner.
2. a rank of knighthood; knight banneret.

banneret

²

or ban·ner·ette

[ ban-uh-ret ]

noun

1. a small banner.

banneret

/ -əˌrɛt; ˈbænərɪt /

noun

1. Also calledknight banneret a knight who was entitled to command other knights and men-at-arms under his own banner
2. a title of knighthood conferred by the king for valour on the battlefield

Word History and Origins

Origin of banneret¹

1250–1300; Middle English baneret < Old French, equivalent to baner ( e ) banner + -et < Latin -ātus -ate ¹

Origin of banneret²

1250–1300; Middle English banerett < Middle French banerete little banner. See banner, -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of banneret¹

C14: from Old French banerete a small banner

Example Sentences

It consisted of four knights-banneret, fourteen knights-bachelor, and three hundred and sixty-three men-at-arms.

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It was probably owing to his great wealth that his son was made a knight-banneret, and his grandson became Earl of Suffolk.

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When a banneret was created, the general cut off this pendant to render the banner square.

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The number of men at arms, whom a banneret ought to command, was properly fifty.

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The peak of this awful spur was just touched by a fleecy cloud that shifted to and fro like a banneret.

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