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Officer vs Banneret - What's the difference?

officer | banneret |

As nouns the difference between officer and banneret

is that officer is (senseid)one who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations while banneret is a noble, knighted feudal lord who has the right to lead his vassals to battle under his own banner.

As a verb officer

is to supply with officers .

officer

English

(wikipedia officer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
  • * , chapter=19
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
  • (senseid)One who holds a public office.
  • (senseid)An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
  • (senseid)(colloquial, military) A commissioned officer.

    • Derived terms

    * non-commissioned officer

    Related terms

    * office * official * officiate

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To supply with officers .
  • To command like an officer .

    • Synonyms

    * direct * conduct * manage

    Related terms

    * CO * NCO ----

    banneret

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bannerette (banner only)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A noble, knighted feudal lord who has the right to lead his vassals to battle under his own banner
  • A small banner.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (military, historical) A .
  • * 1936 , The Periodical (), volumes 21–22, page 67
    • A list of new titles was manufactured as follows: Ensign'', ''Lieutenant'', ''Flight-Leader'', ''Squadron-Leader'', ''Reeve'', ''Banneret''''', ''Fourth-Ardian'', ''Third-Ardian'', ''Second-Ardian'', ''Ardian'', ''Air Marshal''. [â€ĤO]ne may regret “' Banneret ”, which has a flavour and associations, more especially as the leader of a formation in the air went into battle flying a streamer which formed a rallying mark as did the banner of the knight for his vassals.
  • A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.

    • Synonyms

    * (lord) (l)

    See also

    * (l) ----