English Explanatory Dictionary

banneret

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Clipping of knight banneret, a knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead men in battle under his own banner.
  2. A small banner.
  3. A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain.
  4. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.

Pronunciation

/ˈbænəɹɪt/ /ˌbænəˈɹɛt/

Word forms

banneret bannerets bannerette

Etymology

From French banneret, from bannière (“banner”) + -et (“-et, -ette: forming diminutives”). Equivalent to banner + -et.

Related words

knight bachelor
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