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Knight banneret

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Knight´ ban´ner`et
1.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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Noun1.knight banneret - a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
banneret, knight of the square flag
knight - originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit


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