banneret
Example Sentences
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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 Henry Hallam
"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
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 Walter Thornbury
They were Grushetski, judge of Podolia, the chamberlain Revuski, and Pan Myslishevski, banneret of Chernigoff.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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
