Definition of ensign

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Ensign (v. t.) To designate as by an ensign.

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Ensigncy :: Ensigncy (n.) The rank or office of an ensign.
Mace :: Mace (n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority..
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..
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..
Ensigncies :: Ensigncies (pl. ) of Ensignc.
Ensign :: Ensign (n.) A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice..
Pavilion :: Pavilion (n.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner..
Vexillary :: Vexillary () Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.
Oriflamme :: Oriflamme (n.) A standard or ensign, in battle..
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..
Alferes :: Alferes (n.) An ensign; a standard bearer.
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..
Escutcheoned :: Escutcheoned (a.) Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or ensign.
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..
Tut :: Tut (n.) An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
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..
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..
Regality :: Regality (n.) An ensign or badge of royalty.
Cap :: Cap (n.) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office, or dignity, as that of a cardinal..
Heraldry :: Heraldry (n.) The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public ceremonies..
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