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

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

This disturbed Pan Tomash greatly; hence on a certain evening when they were alone, he said,— "Olenka, tell me sincerely, what do you think of the banneret of Orsha?"

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

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

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 Mason, Eugene