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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.

banneret 2 American  
[ban-uh-ret] / ˌbæn əˈrɛt /
Or bannerette

noun

  1. a small banner.

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

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