banneret
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"Serene great mighty banneret of Orsha!" cried he, bowing in the doorway.
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Pan Humyetski, the banneret of Podolia, gave an example himself which roused tears, for he brought stones with his own hands in a wheelbarrow.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
For his good services and his personal bravery at the battle of Edgehill, where he retook the royal standard, he was made a knight banneret by Charles I on the field.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
So stout a knight was he, that by his prowess he was made a double banneret, and was worth four thousand pounds in land.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason
Froissart relates the manner in which the celebrated Sir John Chandos was made banneret by the Black Prince before the battle of Navarete.
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Andrew Macgeorge
