Definition of ensign

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Ensign (n.) Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment..

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Oriflamme :: Oriflamme (n.) A standard or ensign, in battle..
Arms :: Arms (n.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son..
Midshipman :: Midshipman (n.) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign..
Ensigncies :: Ensigncies (pl. ) of Ensignc.
Ensign :: Ensign (n.) A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice..
Ancient :: Ancient (n.) The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
Ensigncy :: Ensigncy (n.) The rank or office of an ensign.
Achievement :: Achievement (n.) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
Curtain :: Curtain (n.) A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt.
Staff :: Staff (n.) A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff..
Cross :: Cross (n.) The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom..
Regality :: Regality (n.) An ensign or badge of royalty.
Armory :: Armory (n.) Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings.
Ensign :: Ensign (n.) A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The ensign of a pirate.
Union :: Union (n.) A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain..
Standard :: Standard (n.) A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign..
Streamer :: Streamer (n.) An ensign, flag, or pennant, which floats in the wind; specifically, a long, narrow, ribbonlike flag..
Tut :: Tut (n.) An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
Escutcheoned :: Escutcheoned (a.) Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
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