ensign

About 1.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A badge of office, rank, or power.
2. noun The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
3. noun A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
4. noun The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
5. noun Any prominent flag or banner.
6. noun A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
7. verb To designate as by an ensign.
8. verb To distinguish by a mark or ornament.

Similar words

flag national flag midshipman lieutenant lodge pavillion pavilion insignia badge ward

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Word family

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