banneret
|ban-ner-et|
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/ˈbænərɪt/
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/ˈbænərət/
knight entitled to bear a banner
Etymology
'banneret' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'banneret', where the element 'ban-/bann-' was related to a 'banner' or flag (from a Germanic root meaning 'band' or 'sign').
'banneret' changed from Old French 'banneret' into Middle English as 'banneret' and eventually became the modern English word 'banneret'.
Initially it referred to someone associated with a banner or a small banner itself; over time it came to denote specifically a knight entitled to bear his own banner and lead troops.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a medieval knight who had the right to lead troops under his own banner; a rank above a simple knight (knight bachelor) often granted on the field of battle.
After his deeds at the siege he was made a banneret.
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Noun 2
historically, a leader who carried or was entitled to carry a banner; sometimes used more broadly for a standard-bearer or leader of a contingent.
The chronicler recorded the names of the bannerets who led the levies.
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