- knights banneret
- Knights of the order which after certain other dignities ranked below the knights of the order of St. George, or of the garter. See 1 Bl Comm 403.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
knights banneret
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knights banneret — In English law, those created by the sovereign in person on the field of battle. They rank, generally, after knights of the Garter. See knight … Black's law dictionary
knights banneret — In English law, those created by the sovereign in person on the field of battle. They rank, generally, after knights of the Garter. See knight … Black's law dictionary
banneret — A rank of knighthood See knights banneret … Ballentine's law dictionary
Banneret — The title of a *knight permitted to take his *vassals into battle beneath his *banner; this usually meant five or six knights with *squires and *sergeants; also, a person on whom a knighthood was bestowed on the field of battle; a rank of… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
banneret — /ˈbænərət/ (say banuhruht), / ərɛt/ (say uhret) noun 1. a knight who could bring a company of followers into the field under his own banner and who was in this way superior to other knights. 2. a rank of knighthood; knight banneret. 3. a… …
banneret — baneret, or banneret /baenarat/ In old English law, a knight made in the field, by the ceremony of cutting off the point of his standard, and making it, as it were, a banner. Knights so made were accounted so honorable that they were allowed to… … Black's law dictionary
banneret — baneret, or banneret /baenarat/ In old English law, a knight made in the field, by the ceremony of cutting off the point of his standard, and making it, as it were, a banner. Knights so made were accounted so honorable that they were allowed to… … Black's law dictionary
Knights bannerets — Knight banneret Knight ban ner*et; pl. {Knights bannerets}. A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The dignity was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knight banneret — noun a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command • Syn: ↑knight of the square flag, ↑banneret • Hypernyms: ↑knight * * * noun (plural knights bannerets al … Useful english dictionary
Knight banneret — A Knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a knight (not necessarily a nobleman, but nearly always) who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard … Wikipedia
