ban|ner|ette

ban|ner|ette
ban|ner|et1 «BAN uhr iht», noun. Historical.
1. a knight able and entitled to bring a company of vassals into battle under his own banner.
2. a former rank of knighthood, usually awarded for valor in battle.
[< Old French baneret < banere banner + -et < Latin -ātus -ate1]
ban|ner|et2 or ban|ner|ette «BAN uh REHT», noun.
a small banner.
[< Old French banerette (diminutive) < banere, and baniere banner]

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  • ban|ner|et — ban|ner|et1 «BAN uhr iht», noun. Historical. 1. a knight able and entitled to bring a company of vassals into battle under his own banner. 2. a former rank of knighthood, usually awarded for valor in battle. ╂[< Old French baneret < banere… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ban — af·ro cu·ban; al·a·ban·dite; al·ban·ite; an·a·ban·tid; ar·a·ban; ban·at; Ban·bury; ban·ca; ban·cal; ban·cha; ban·croft·i·an; ban·da; ban·dag·er; ban·da·ite; ban·da·ka; ban·da·lore; ban·dan·na; ban·dan·naed; ban·dar; ban·dar log; ban·deau;… …   English syllables

  • ette — fan·chon·ette; farm·er·ette; fea·tur·ette; flan·nel·ette; heif·er·ette; his·to·ri·ette; kitch·en·ette; la·fay·ette; laun·der·ette; lay·ette; Leath·er·ette; lec·tur·ette; lunch·eon·ette; ma·jor·ette; mi·gnon·ette; min·ion·ette; nov·el·ette;… …   English syllables

  • bannerette — ban·ner·ette …   English syllables

  • bannerette — ban·ner·ette (băn ə rĕtʹ) n. Variant of banneret1. * * * …   Universalium

  • banneret — I ban•ner•et [[t]ˈbæn ər ɪt, əˌrɛt[/t]] also ban ner•ette′ n. 1) why a knight who could bring followers into the field under his own banner 2) why the rank of such a knight • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME baneret < OF II ban•ner•et [[t]ˌbæn… …   From formal English to slang

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  • tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… …   English syllables

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