knight banneret

noun

A knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead troops under his own banner.

Similar
banneretknight of the square flag

Meanings

nounknight banneret (plural knights bannerets)

plural knights bannerets

  1. historicallawA knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead troops under his own banner.

    Synonyms: banneret

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead troops under his own banner.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nouna knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command

Similar
knight of the square flagbanneret
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch baanderheer
  • baanderheerKnight entitled to lead men under his own banner
French banneret
  • banneretKnight entitled to lead men under his own banner
Polish rycerz dowodzący własną chorągwią
  • rycerz dowodzący własną chorągwiąKnight entitled to lead men under his own banner
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Chicago

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