Banneret

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A little banner; a banderole.
  • noun. One who is bannered or entitled to a banner; specifically, a knight of a certain grade in the military hierarchy of the middle ages.
  • noun. Formerly, the title of magistrates of the second rank in some Swiss cantons, and also of certain officers of some of the Italian republics.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.
  • noun. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank.
  • noun. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
  • noun. A small banner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A noble, knighted feudal lord who has the right to lead his vassals to battle under his own banner
  • noun. A small banner.
  • noun. A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain.
  • noun. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
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  • noun. a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
  • Word Usage
    "On the blue field of the banneret was the yellow sun with a black centre, and between the four greater yellow rays, four black rays emerging, so that the sun looked like a wheel spinning with a dazzling motion."
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