bannerman
Lord's flag carrier
A bannerman is a soldier or retainer who carries a banner or standard, especially in medieval or feudal contexts.
The term appears in historical fiction and fantasy, notably in George R.R.
Martin's novels, where bannermen are vassals sworn to a noble house: The Starks called their bannermen to war.
The word can also be a surname.
One who leads symbolically
- ensignFlag or junior officer
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- battalionMid-sized military unit
company · brigade · corps · platoon · squadron · division · troop · soldier
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- banneretKnight commanding vassals
- squireKnight's noble assistant
retainer · lord · fief · fealty · oath · allegiance · homage · sworn
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- stalwartUnwavering loyal supporter
defender · supporter · follower · duty · service · fidelity · commitment · adherent
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
pageantry · regalia · fanfare · pomp · spectacle · grandeur · ritual · installation
standard-bearer
One who leads symbolically
battalion · company · brigade · corps · platoon · squadron · division · troop · soldier · warrior
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
squire · retainer · lord · fief · fealty · oath · allegiance · homage · sworn · chivalry
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
stalwart · defender · supporter · follower · duty · service · fidelity · commitment · adherent · champion
procession
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
investiture · pageantry · regalia · fanfare · pomp · spectacle · grandeur · ritual · installation · induction
- Shogunate Japanshogun, shogunate, samurai, daimyo, Tokugawa
- Clanclansman, clansmen, clanswoman, chieftain, kinship ties
- Japanese figuressamurai, shogun, daimyo, geisha, ronin
- Chinese Courtmandarin, court official, eunuch, empress, crown prince
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- military ranksgeneral, captain, major, sergeant, private