📖 Definitions of "Ensign"
noun
- 1
A badge of office, rank, or power.
- 2
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
- 3
A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
- 4
The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
verb
- 1
To designate as by an ensign.
- 2
To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
- 3
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."
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