banneret
1 of 2noun (1)
ban·ner·et ˈba-nə-rət 
ˌba-nə-ˈret
often capitalized
: a knight leading his vassals into the field under his own banner
banneret
2 of 2noun (2)
variants or less commonly
: a small banner
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English baneret, banerette "knight belonging to the higher of the two grades of knighthood (opposed to a knight-bachelor), able to bring vassals into the field under his own banner" borrowed from Anglo-French baneret, banneret (continental Old French banerès [subject], banerec [object]), from baner banner entry 1 + -et -et entry 1 (or alternatively from ban "summon to arms by a king or lord" + -eret, extension of -et)
Noun (2)
Middle English banerett, from baner banner entry 1 + -et -et entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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