- 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. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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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
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
