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Chorąży ("Standard-bearer") is a military rank in Poland and neighboring countries. A chorąży was once a knight who bore a standard — the emblem of an armed troop, a province (województwo), a land (ziemia), a duchy, or the kingdom. This function later evolved into a non-hereditary noble title.
From the end of the 14th century in the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, there were four "central" Chorąży positions:
- Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown;
- Grand Standard-Bearer of Lithuania;
- Court Standard-Bearer of the Crown;
- Court Standard-Bearer of Lithuania.
At the same time, Chorąży was also an honorary office in a land.
From the 16th century, Chorąży was the title of the military leader of a Cossack community, and later a rank in the Cossack Hosts. The title, written khorunzhiy (хорунжий) in Russian, was officially recognized in the 1792 Table of Ranks.
Polish Army
chorąży's insignia
In the Republic of Poland in 1919-1922 and from 1963 in the People's Republic of Poland (from 1989, in contemporary Poland), it has been an officer's rank, above sergeant and below second lieutenant. Warrant Officer OR-7, OR-8, OR-9. Between 1944 and 1957, it was the lowest officer's rank.
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