banneret

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Scrope, chief justice of K.B., was made a banneret in 14 E. III.

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

"They are not sleeping, they are bustling like bees in a hive," answered the banneret.

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

Pan Humyetski, the banneret of Podolia, gave an example himself which roused tears, for he brought stones with his own hands in a wheelbarrow.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret; properly a dim. of OF. baniere.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

During each of the following days a number of messengers flew from Vodokty to Lyubich, and each returned with the answer that the banneret was "alive yet."

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