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

The banner was charged in a manner exactly similar to the shield of the owner, and it was borne by knights banneret and all above them in rank.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

Scrope, chief justice of K.B., was made a banneret in 14 E. III.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

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

I assembled men, as did also Stankyevich and a certain Kmita, the banneret of Orsha, who, as I hear, has already sent a squadron to Kyedani.

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

"Serene great mighty banneret of Orsha!" cried he, bowing in the doorway.

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