Banneret

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small banner.
  • n. A feudal knight ranking between a knight bachelor and a baron, who was entitled to lead men into battle under his own standard.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A noble, knighted feudal lord who has the right to lead his vassals to battle under his own banner
  • n. A small banner.
  • n. A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain.
  • n. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.
  • n. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank.
  • n. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
  • n. A small banner.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A little banner; a banderole.
  • n. One who is bannered or entitled to a banner; specifically, a knight of a certain grade in the military hierarchy of the middle ages.
  • n. Formerly, the title of magistrates of the second rank in some Swiss cantons, and also of certain officers of some of the Italian republics.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
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