banneret

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The number of men at arms, whom a banneret ought to command, was properly fifty.

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

OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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

The knight banneret, who brought a whole army of vassals to his king’s side, would look with utter scorn from one end of his long table on the poor lackland knights seated at the other.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules

Froissart relates the manner in which the celebrated Sir John Chandos was made banneret by the Black Prince before the battle of Navarete.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew