banneret

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OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

But this distinction, however it elevated the banneret, gave him no claim to military command, except over his own dependents or men at arms.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

True, that was he,—Pan Andrei Kmita, the banneret of Orsha; and he was lying on his back in the wagon.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

His son and heir, another Sir John, admiral of the king’s navy in the north, was a banneret who displayed his banner in the army that laid siege to Calais.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

He received several munificent grants of Crown land, and was created chief baron of the exchequer and a knight banneret.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter