knight banneret

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noun, plural knights bannerets.

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Origin of knight banneret

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby knight banneret

knife rest, Knife River, knife switch, knight, knight bachelor, knight banneret, Knight, Death and the Devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry, knighthead, knighthood

How to use knight banneret in a sentence

So she lies to the knight, telling him Madalena is sorry and wants him back.
‘Galavant’: A Drunken, Horny Musical Fairy Tale|Melissa Leon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Knight and Farrell were both fired from the New Orleans Police Department before they gravitated to Duke.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Scalise was a state representative old enough to remember the notoriety of Farrell and Knight from years before.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“Poor Steve Scalise is getting a bad rap,” Knight, a long-time aide to former KKK leader David Duke, told The Daily Beast.
GOP Boss Gets Help From ‘White Hate’ Pal|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The worthy knight not being now alive to veto the project, a figure of him has been placed opposite the College in Edmund Street.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
That brave knight was my great, great grandfather, and he has often sat in this very chair in which I am sitting now.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The handsome person and gallant bearing of the youthful knight excited general sympathy and regret.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
But to a Knight of Industry, as he knew the Count to be, a certain thousand pounds would be a great temptation.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
According to Froissart, he was 'esteemed the bravest and most enterprising knight in the two kingdoms.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

British Dictionary definitions for knight banneret

knight banneret

noun plural knights bannerets

another name for a banneret

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