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Knight Banneret
Webster's Dictionary
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 sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Knight Banneret'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/k/knight-banneret.html. 1828.