| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ban·ner·et |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n  r- t, --r t |
| NOUN: | A feudal knight ranking between a knight bachelor and a baron, who was entitled to lead men into battle under his own standard. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English baneret, from Old French, from baniere, banner. See banner.
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