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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 soverei…

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  1. 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.
  2. n. a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
  3. 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.
  4. A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a greateramount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged to serve in warwith a greater number of attendants. The dignity was sometimesconferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle.