banneret
Example Sentences
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"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 Henryk Sienkiewicz
At the battle of Edge Hill he retook the standard from the Cromwellians, and for this act of personal valor he was made a knight banneret by the king on the field.
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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
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 Henryk Sienkiewicz
In England that of a duke was seven yards in length, of a banneret four and a half, and of a knight-bachelor four yards.
From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Andrew Macgeorge
