Definition of ensign

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Ensign (n.) A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army..

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Monde :: Monde (n.) The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty.
Master :: Master (n.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) The ensign of a pirate.
Ensignship :: Ensignship (n.) The state or rank of an ensign.
Tut :: Tut (n.) An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
Alferes :: Alferes (n.) An ensign; a standard bearer.
Ancient :: Ancient (n.) The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
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..
Ensigncies :: Ensigncies (pl. ) of Ensignc.
Armory :: Armory (n.) Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings.
Ensign :: Ensign (n.) A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army..
Escutcheoned :: Escutcheoned (a.) Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
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..
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..
Ensign :: Ensign (n.) Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol..
Gonfanon :: Gonfanon (n.) The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the mediaeval republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch..
Ensign :: Ensign (v. t.) To designate as by an ensign.
Flag :: Flag (n.) A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag..
Ensign :: Ensign (n.) A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice..
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