" banner "

[Noun]  | "ban*ner" | \ ˈba-nər \

1: a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (such as a monarch or feudal lord) as a standard

2: flag

3: an ensign displaying a distinctive or symbolic device or legend; especially : one presented as an award of honor or distinction

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English baner, banere, borrowed from Anglo-French baner, banere, baniere (also continental Old French), probably from ban "summon to arms by a king or lord" + -iere {see: |-er:2|-er:2} {mat|ban:2|};

  * Note : The assumption behind this etymology is that the word may have originally denoted the place where the men called to arms assembled, then the flag or pennant that marked that place. The alternative hypothesis that see:s it as ultimately deriving from Gothic bandwa "sign" (see: {band:3|band:3}) see:ms less likely. For the relation between this word and Old Occitan bandiera, see: the etymology and note at {banderole|banderole}.;

[Verb]  | "banner" 

1: to furnish with a banner

2: to print (a news story) under a headline in large type usually on the front page

Origin: 1807 ;

 Derivative of {see: |banner:1|banner:1};

[Adjective]  | "banner" 

1: prominent in support of a political party

2: distinguished from all others especially in excellence

Origin: 1840 ;

 From attributive use of {see: |banner:1|banner:1};

[Idiom]  | "under the banner of" 

1: with a particular slogan

[Noun]  | "banner" 

[Adjective]  | "banner"