banneret

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

Origin of banneret

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1250–1300; Middle English baneret<Old French, equivalent to baner(e) banner + -et<Latin -ātus-ate1

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banneret2

or ban·ner·ette

[ ban-uh-ret ]

noun
  1. a small banner.

Origin of banneret

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

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British Dictionary definitions for banneret

banneret

/ (ˈbænərɪt, -əˌrɛt) /


noun(in the Middle Ages)
  1. Also called: knight 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

Origin of banneret

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C14: from Old French banerete a small banner

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