ensign.
A badge of office, rank, or power.
Meaning & usage
A badge of office, rank, or power.
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
Any prominent flag or banner.
A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ensigne, from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne, meaning marked, distinguished. Doublet of insignia.
To designate as by an ensign.
To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.
Any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ensigne, from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne, meaning marked, distinguished. Doublet of insignia.
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