Banneret (disambiguation)
Banneret may refer to:
- Banneret (Rome), one of twelve 14th-century Roman district magistrates.
- Knight banneret, or a banneret, originated as a feudal rank awarded by the English king to a knight (of a common not noble rank), who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner that the rank allowed to be square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard or the pennon flown by the lower-ranking knights.
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