banneret

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So stout a knight was he, that by his prowess he was made a double banneret, and was worth four thousand pounds in land.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

For his good services and his personal bravery at the battle of Edgehill, where he retook the royal standard, he was made a knight banneret by Charles I on the field.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

In England that of a duke was seven yards in length, of a banneret four and a half, and of a knight-bachelor four yards.

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

The knight banneret, who brought a whole army of vassals to his king’s side, would look with utter scorn from one end of his long table on the poor lackland knights seated at the other.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules

Lavater, already perhaps despairing of success, but resolved to maintain his reputation for personal courage, likewise spoke in favor of haste, whilst the gray-haired banneret, Tœnig, withdrew his proposal to halt.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob