I. ˈbanərə̇t, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ret noun
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Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English baneret, from Old French baneret, banerez, from banere banner — more at banner
1. : a knight who was entitled to lead his vassals into the field under his own banner and who therefore ranked above a knight bachelor : knight banneret
2. : a civil officer in some of the Swiss cantons and Italian republics
II. noun
also ban·ner·ette |banə|ret
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Etymology: Middle English banerett, from Middle French banerete, diminutive of banere
: a small banner