banneret

¹ American  

[ban-er-it, -uh-ret] / ˈbæn ər ɪt, -əˌrɛt /

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.

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banneret ² American  

[ban-uh-ret] / ˌbæn əˈrɛt /

Or bannerette

noun

1. a small banner.

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banneret British  

/ ˈbænərɪt, -əˌrɛt /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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banneret

Pan Humyetski, the banneret of Podolia, gave an example himself which roused tears, for he brought stones with his own hands in a wheelbarrow.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

This disturbed Pan Tomash greatly; hence on a certain evening when they were alone, he said,— "Olenka, tell me sincerely, what do you think of the banneret of Orsha?"

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Her deputies, the burgomaster Roist, the banneret Schweizer and Jost von Knosen, appeared in Aarau with binding instructions.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob

During each of the following days a number of messengers flew from Vodokty to Lyubich, and each returned with the answer that the banneret was "alive yet."

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

On this same banneret, in the midst of his pride and prosperity, there fell a great sorrow.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter