knight banneret

English

Noun

knight banneret (plural knights bannerets)

(law, historical) A knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead troops under his own banner.

Synonyms

banneret

Hypernyms

mesne lord, knight

Translations

Knight entitled to lead men under his own banner

Dutch: baanderheer (nl) m
French: banneret (fr) m
Old French: baneret m

References

knight banneret in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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