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knights of the bath — An order of knighthood which ranked next after the knights bannerets; so called from the ceremony of bathing the knights before their creation. See 1 Bl Comm 403 … Ballentine's law dictionary
knight banneret — noun a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command • Syn: ↑knight of the square flag, ↑banneret • Hypernyms: ↑knight * * * noun (plural knights bannerets al … Useful english dictionary
Adel [1] — Adel (vom althochdeutschen adal, d.i. ausgezeichnet, od. Geschlecht, Familie, während das franz. Noblesse, engl. Nobility, vom lat. nobilitas kommt u. den Stand dessen bezeichnet, der einen Namen hat, von einer lange bestehenden Familie ist),… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Großbritannien [1] — Großbritannien (englisch Great Britain, französisch Grand Bretagne), 1) eigentlich die Insel, welche die Reiche England, Wales u. Schottland umfaßt; G. genannt im Gegensatz zu Kleinbritannien (der Bretagne, wohin im 3. Jahrh. n. Chr. viele Briten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Knight banneret — Knight ban ner*et; pl. {Knights bannerets}. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knight banneret — pl. knights bannerets. banneret1 (def. 2). [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
Knight banneret — A Knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a knight (not necessarily a nobleman, but nearly always) who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard … Wikipedia
Banneret — The title of a *knight permitted to take his *vassals into battle beneath his *banner; this usually meant five or six knights with *squires and *sergeants; also, a person on whom a knighthood was bestowed on the field of battle; a rank of… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
House of Rochechouart — {| align=right border=1 align=center Limoges The House of Limoges Rochechouart is the most ancient noble family in France after the royal family. [fr icon Encyclopédie Universalis] This powerful dynasty of the Carolingian era dates back to… … Wikipedia
Bannockburn, Battle of — (June 23–24, 1314) Decisive battle in Scottish history, at which the Scots under Robert the Bruce (later Robert I) defeated the English under Edward II. The Scots were outnumbered three to one by the English soldiers, but they triumphed through… … Universalium
