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ensign

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Synonyms: esign

Antonyms: esign

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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. {{lb|en|nautical}} The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
  5. Any prominent flag or banner.
  6. {{lb|en|historical}} A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To designate as by an ensign.
  2. To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
  3. {{lb|en|heraldry}} To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{place|en|hamlet|co/Vulcan County|p/Alberta|c/Canada}}.
  3. {{place|en|minor city|co/Gray County|s/Kansas|c/USA}}, named after founder G. L. Ensign.
  4. {{place|en|twp|co/Delta County|s/Michigan|c/USA}}.
  5. {{lb|en|Mormonism}} The official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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