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banneret.

Clipping of knight banneret, a knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead men in battle under his own banner.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbænəɹɪt//ˌbænəˈɹɛt/
  1. Clipping of knight banneret, a knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead men in battle under his own banner.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · historical
  2. A small banner.

  3. A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain.

    historical
  4. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.

Where this word comes from

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

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