What is the meaning of Banneret?

  • (n.) A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank.
  • (n.) Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.
  • (n.) A small banner.
  • (n.) A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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