banneret

Meaning

1. 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. A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain.
4. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.

Synonyms

knight banneret

knight of the square flag

Translations

banneret

baneret

bandierina

banderese

baanderheer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbænəɹɪt/

Etymology

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