knight banneret

noun

plural knights bannerets also knights banneret

: a knight of an ancient English order of knighthood that was commonly conferred as a reward for valor on the field of battle and that entitled the holder to bear a banner rather than the pennon of a knight bachelor

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

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