banneret

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Hans Edlebach, the treasurer Werdmueller, the banneret Schweizer, and of the younger men, Ulric Funk and Lavater, landvogt at Kyburg, enjoyed universal esteem.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob

"Go, incarnate devil, and serve!" muttered the prince, looking at the door through which the banneret of Orsha had passed.

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

Scrope, chief justice of K.B., was made a banneret in 14 E. III.

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

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 Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

During each of the following days a number of messengers flew from Vodokty to Lyubich, and each returned with the answer that the banneret was "alive yet."

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