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banneret2

or ban·ner·ette

[ban-uh-ret]
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noun
  1. a small banner.
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Origin of banneret2

1250–1300; Middle English banerett < Middle French banerete little banner. See banner, -ette
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  • The old man flourished the flat kid like a bannerette, whilst he arranged the fire.

    Sea and Sardinia

    D. H. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for bannerette

bannerette

banneret

noun
  1. a small banner
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Word Origin

C13: from Old French baneret, from banere banner

banneret

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
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Word Origin

C14: from Old French banerete a small banner
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Word Origin and History for bannerette

banneret

n.

c.1300, an order of knighthood, originally in reference to one who could lead his men into battle under his own banner. Later it meant one who received rank for valiant deeds done in the king's presence in battle. Also "a small banner" (c.1300).

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