Swiss vs Banneret - What's the difference?
swiss | banneret |
Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.
A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.
A noble, knighted feudal lord who has the right to lead his vassals to battle under his own banner
A small banner.
(military, historical) A .
* 1936 , The Periodical (), volumes 21â22,
A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
As a verb swiss
is to prepare (meat, fabric, etc) by rolling or pounding in order to soften it.As a noun banneret is
a noble, knighted feudal lord who has the right to lead his vassals to battle under his own banner.swiss
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Adjective
(-)See also
* Alemannic * Schweizerdeutsch * * Swiss GermanNoun
(en-noun)Derived terms
* Swiss Army knife * Swiss Army penknife * Swiss cheese * Swiss dagger * Swiss franc * Swiss German * Swiss rollbanneret
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Alternative forms
* bannerette (banner only)Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
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- 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''. [âĤO]ne may regret â' Banneret â, 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.