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Etymology

From Middle English ensigne, from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne, meaning marked, distinguished. Doublet of insignia.

derived from īnsignia
derived from enseigne
inherited from ensigne

Definitions

1
A badge of office, rank, or power.
- The Ensigns of our Power about we bear; / And every Land pays Tribute to the Fair.
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a…
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 flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
- Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still,
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1. 4
  The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate…
  The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
  - But Alcibiades swiftly ran up the Athenian ensign on his flagship and bore down on that part of the Peloponnesian fleet which held the advantage and was pursuing the Athenians.
2. 5
  Any prominent flag or banner.
  - Ten thousand thousand ensigns high advanced.
3. A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the…
  A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
4. 7
  To designate as by an ensign.
  - HENRY but ioyn’d the Roses, that ensign’d / Particular families, but this hath ioyn’d / The Rose and Thistle,
5. To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
6. 9
  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.
7. A surname.
8. A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
9. A minor city in Gray County, Kansas, United States, named after founder G. L. Ensign.
10. A township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.
11. The official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The neighborhood

synonymbadge
synonymcoronet
synonymsecond lieutenant
synonymfirst NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer

Derived

civil ensign, ensigncy, ensign first class, ensign fly, ensignhood, ensign scale, ensignship, merchant ensign, red ensign, revenue ensign, ship of the line ensign, ship-of-the-line ensign, ship of the line ensign first class, ship-of-the-line ensign first class, ship-of-the-line ensign second class, ship of the line ensign second class

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ensign. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at ensign. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at ensign

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