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Definition of Banneret

Banneret
Banneret Ban"ner*et, n.[OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere. See Banner.] 1. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank. 2. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank. Note: The usual mode of conferring the rank on the field of battle was by cutting or tearing off the point of the pennon or pointed flag on the spear of the candidate, thereby making it a banner. 3. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons. 4. A small banner. --Shak.

Meaning of Banneret from wikipedia

- A knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a medieval knight who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which...
- Look up banneret in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A banneret, or knight banneret, was a medieval knight who led a company of troops during time of...
- Sir John Seymour, Knight banneret (c.  1474 – 21 December 1536) was an English soldier and a courtier who served both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Born into...
- A Banneret was the name of an officer or magistrate of Rome towards the close of the 14th century. The people of Rome, and throughout the territory of...
- Sir Ralph Sadler or Sadleir PC, Knight banneret (1507 – 30 March 1587) was an English statesman, who served Henry VIII as Privy Councillor, Secretary of...
- Listed here are those dubbed "knight banneret" in England. Under English custom the rank of knight banneret could only be conferred by the sovereign on...
- people of other nationalities are generally made honorary KBEs. Knight banneret Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood British honours system § Knighthood...
- Standard at the Battle of Edgehill, a deed for which he was made a knight banneret by King Charles I on the field of battle. John Smith, born in 1616 at Skilts...
- Sir Edward Denny (1547 – 12 February 1600), Knight Banneret, of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, was a soldier, privateer and adventurer during the...
- London, to which was annexed the hereditary office of castellain and chief banneret of the City of London. He was elected by his fellow barons, and held the...