banneret

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The banner was charged in a manner exactly similar to the shield of the owner, and it was borne by knights banneret and all above them in rank.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

His son and heir, another Sir John, admiral of the king’s navy in the north, was a banneret who displayed his banner in the army that laid siege to Calais.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

But this distinction, however it elevated the banneret, gave him no claim to military command, except over his own dependents or men at arms.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

Meanwhile I present to you Pan Kmita, the banneret of Orsha, of those Kmitas who are related to the Kishkis and through the Kishkis to the Radzivills.

From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Froissart relates the manner in which the celebrated Sir John Chandos was made banneret by the Black Prince before the battle of Navarete.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew