banneret

== English == === Alternative forms === bannerette (banner only) === Etymology === From French banneret, from bannière (“banner”) + -et (“-et, -ette: forming diminutives”). Equivalent to banner +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbænəɹɪt/, /ˌbænəˈɹɛt/ === Noun === banneret (plural bannerets) (law, historical) Clipping of knight banneret, a knight entitled to subinfeudate his estate and to lead men in battle under his own banner. A small banner. (military, historical) A proposed but unadopted senior commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force equivalent to group captain. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons. ==== Translations ==== === See also === knight bachelor == French == === Etymology === From bannière +‎ -et, see bannière, English banner. === Pronunciation === === Noun === banneret m (plural bannerets) banneret (nobleman) === Further reading === “banneret”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === banneret n definite singular of banner == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === banneret n definite singular of banner