banneret
banneret · bannerets
A small bannerA small banner.
/ˈbænəɹɪt/
Meaning
3 sensesA small banner.
(historical)A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain.
A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
More definitions
- a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From French banneret, from bannière (“banner”) + -et (“-et, -ette: forming diminutives”).From French banneret, from bannière (“banner”) + -et (“-et, -ette: forming diminutives”). Equivalent to banner + -et.
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Forms
plural: banneretsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command:knight banneretknight of the square flag
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedknight bachelor