Banneret: alternatives and connections

The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and ther…

A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…

Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degre…

A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take th…

To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alien…

A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.

A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or su…

A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern times, in France and G…

A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some…

A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath.

A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.

unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of their vassals in lieu of taxes

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; dim…

An academical title, originally meaning a men so well versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it. Hence: One who has take…

Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor.

The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight.

(physics) the potential energy of an electric charge in an electric field, or of an electric current in a magnetic field.

A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; --…