Main Entry: ¹ban·ner

Pronunciation: \ˈba-nər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English banere, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic bandwo sign; probably akin to Greek phainein to show — more at fancy

Date: 13th century

1 a : a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (as a monarch or feudal lord) as his standard b : ²flag 1 c : an ensign displaying a distinctive or symbolic device or legend; especially : one presented as an award of honor or distinction
2 : a headline in large type running across a newspaper page
3 : a strip of cloth on which a sign is painted <welcome banners stretched across the street>
4 : a name, slogan, or goal associated with a particular group or ideology <the new banner is “community control” — F. M. Hechinger> —often used with under <every new administration arrives…under the banner of change — John Cogley>
5 : an advertisement graphic that runs usually across the top of a World Wide Web page