bannerstone

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noun

A ceremonial artifact with centered holes in symmetrical stone.

OriginEnglish stone ← Middle English ston ← Old English stān →
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Meanings

nounbannerstone (plural bannerstones)

plural bannerstones

  1. A ceremonial artifact with centered holes in symmetrical stone.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰendʰ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bandiz
  3. Old Frenchbaniere
  4. Middle Englishbaner
  5. Englishbanner
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steyh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stóyh₂nos
  9. Proto-Germanic*stainaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*stain
  11. Old Englishstān
  12. Middle Englishston
  13. Englishstone
  14. Englishbannerstone

From banner + stone.

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APA

bannerstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bannerstone

MLA

“bannerstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bannerstone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bannerstone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bannerstone.

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