knight banneret, knight of the square flag, banneret(noun)

a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command

knight banneret(Noun)

A mediaeval knight who led troops under his own banner.

Knight banneret(u)

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