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Synonyms for banneret

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ban-er-it, -uh-ret
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn ər ɪt, -əˌrɛt

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Définition of banneret

Origin :
  • 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).
  • noun flag
Example sentences :
  • The banneret and the baron were therefore soldiers of equal authority.
  • Extract from : « The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) » by Charles Mills
  • The banner of the banneret and baron was displayed by the squire.
  • Extract from : « The History of Chivalry, Volume I (of 2) » by Charles Mills
  • "We owe them the less for their banquet," said the Banneret.
  • Extract from : « Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2) » by Sir Walter Scott
  • When a banneret was created, the general cut off this pendant to render the banner square.
  • Extract from : « View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Henry Hallam
  • The number of men at arms, whom a banneret ought to command, was properly fifty.
  • Extract from : « View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3) » by Henry Hallam
  • Banneret, ban′ėr-et, n. a higher class of knight, inferior to a baron.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • The Pennon, as we have before seen, (p. 95,) was the flag of those knights who had not attained to the dignity of banneret.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe » by John Hewitt
  • At the opposite side of the valley was the Aiguille du Dru, with a banneret of snow streaming from its mighty cone.
  • Extract from : « The Glaciers of the Alps » by John Tyndall
  • The peak of this awful spur was just touched by a fleecy cloud that shifted to and fro like a banneret.
  • Extract from : « Legends and Tales » by Bret Harte
  • And ever on the flanks of the hurrying column flew, like a flag or banneret, Tad's little gray riding-cloak.
  • Extract from : « The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln » by Francis Fisher Browne

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