ban|ner|et

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 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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