| Banneret 1. (n.) Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank. 2. (n.) A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank. 3. (n.) A civil officer in some Swiss cantons. 4. (n.) A small banner. Thesaurus Entries Bayard, Dannebrog, Don Quixote, Gawain, Jolly Roger, Lancelot, Old Glory, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes, Union Flag, Union Jack, and blue, bachelor, banderole, banner, baronet, black flag, blue ensign, bunting, burgee, caballero, cavalier, chevalier, coachwhip, colors, companion, ensign, flag, gonfalon, gonfanon, guidon, house flag, jack, knight, knight bachelor, knight banneret, knight baronet, knight-errant, long pennant, merchant flag, national flag, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, pennoncel, red, red ensign, royal standard, signal flag, standard, streamer, swallowtail, tricolor, vexillum, white |