knight banneret(n = noun.person) banneret, knight of the square flag - a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command;
is a kind of knight
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 conferred by the sovereign in person on the field of battle. [1913 Webster]
banneret, carpet knight, hablot knight browne, knight, knight bachelor, knight baronet, knight errantry, knight marshal, knight of the round table, knight of the square flag, knight service, knight templar, white knight