banneret

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English

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Etymology

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From French banneret, from bannière (banner) + -et (-et, -ette: forming diminutives). Equivalent to banner +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbænəɹɪt/, /ˌbænəˈɹɛt/

Noun

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banneret (plural bannerets)

  1. (law, historical) Clipping of knight banneret: a knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead men in battle under his own banner.
  2. A small banner.
  3. (military, historical) A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain.
    • 1936, The Periodical, volumes 21-22, Oxford University Press, page 67:
      A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign, Lieutenant, Flight-Leader, Squadron-Leader, Reeve, Banneret, Fourth-Ardian, Third-Ardian, Second-Ardian, Ardian, Air Marshal. […O]ne may regret “Banneret”, which has a flavour and associations, more especially as the leader of a formation in the air went into battle flying a streamer which formed a rallying mark as did the banner of the knight for his vassals.
  4. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.

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French

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Etymology

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From bannière +‎ -et, see bannière, English banner.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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banneret m (plural bannerets)

  1. banneret (nobleman)

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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banneret n

  1. definite singular of banner

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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banneret n

  1. definite singular of banner