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Knight Banneret

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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.
 
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