| Pronunciation: | | nIt 'banurit
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command |
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| | Synonyms: | | banneret, knight of the square flag |
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| | See Also: | | knight |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Knight" ban"ner*et\; pl. {Knights bannerets}.
A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a
greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged
to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The
dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on
the field of battle.
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