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bannerette

banneret

/ (ˌbænəˈrɛt) /
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noun
a small banner
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Word Origin for bannerette

C13: from Old French baneret, from banere banner

Words nearby bannerette

Banneker, Benjamin, banner, banner ad, banner cloud, banneret, bannerette, bannerman, bannerol, bannerstone, Banning, bannister
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Words related to bannerette

banner, colors, ensign, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, standard, streamer, banderol, bannerol, burgee, guidon

How to use bannerette in a sentence

  • The wife of a banneret was styled une dame bannerette, and the general title of his family was a hostel bannière.

    The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2)|Charles Mills

  • The old man flourished the flat kid like a bannerette, whilst he arranged the fire.

    Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
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