banneret
Example Sentences
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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
Lavater, already perhaps despairing of success, but resolved to maintain his reputation for personal courage, likewise spoke in favor of haste, whilst the gray-haired banneret, Tœnig, withdrew his proposal to halt.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Johann Jakob Hottinger
The number of men at arms, whom a banneret ought to command, was properly fifty.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
"The banneret of Orsha, Kmita; and with whom am I speaking?"
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The banneret put spurs to his horse, and they rode to the height.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
