knight banneret
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Knight banneret — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knight banneret — A Knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a knight (not necessarily a nobleman, but nearly always) who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard … Wikipedia
knight banneret — noun a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command • Syn: ↑knight of the square flag, ↑banneret • Hypernyms: ↑knight * * * noun (plural knights bannerets al … Useful english dictionary
Knight Banneret — He was a unit leader of eleven or more knights, and is the second rank of knight, above the Bachelor knight. See Knight … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
knight banneret — /naɪt ˈbænərət/ (say nuyt banuhruht) noun → banneret (def. 2) …
Banneret — Banneret, 1) in Frankreich so v.w. Bannerherr; 2) in England so v.w. Knight Banneret … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
banneret — banneret1 /ban euhr it, euh ret /, n. 1. Hist. a knight who could bring a company of followers into the field under his own banner. 2. a rank of knighthood; knight banneret. [1250 1300; ME baneret < OF, equiv. to baner(e) BANNER + et < L atus… … Universalium
Knight — Der Ritterschlag, Edmund Blair Leighton, Öl auf Leinwand, 1901 Knight (engl. für Ritter) ist der niedrigste Rang innerhalb des Adels in Großbritannien, der aus dem mittelalterlichen Heerwesen hervorgegangen ist. Das Wort ist etymologisch verwandt … Deutsch Wikipedia
knight — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, advance, aggrandize, bachelor, banneret, baronet, battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, bishop, blade, bravo, brawler, broncobuster, buckaroo … Moby Thesaurus
banneret — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Dannebrog, Don Quixote, Gawain, Jolly Roger, Lancelot, Old Glory, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, Star Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Union Flag, Union Jack, and blue, bachelor, banderole, banner, baronet,… … Moby Thesaurus
