banneret
French, noun/ban.ʁɛ/
banneret is spelled B-A-N-N-E-R-E-T (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 104,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banneret is a French masculine noun meaning “banneret (nobleman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gentilhomme qui avait assez de vassaux pour en former une compagnie et pour lever bannière”.
What does banneret mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebanneret (nobleman)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un gentilhomme qui a assez de vassaux pour former une compagnie et pour lever bannière. 2. Se dit d'un vol d’ornement extérieur d’armoiries dont les ailes sont remplacées par des bannières ou qui sont recouvertes d’une fourrure.
noun: 1. Gentilhomme qui avait assez de vassaux pour en former une compagnie et pour lever bannière.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of banneret
- bannerets plural
- bannerette singular feminine
- bannerettes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce banneret?
- /ban.ʁɛ/
- \ba.nə.ʁɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is banneret in French?
banneret appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).