banneret
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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
The banner was charged in a manner exactly similar to the shield of the owner, and it was borne by knights banneret and all above them in rank.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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
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 Johann Jakob Hottinger
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