ensign
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nautical
nobility
politics
transport
Etymology: From Middle English ensigne, from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne, meaning marked, distinguished. Doublet of insignia.
Inflected forms:
form: ensigns
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: ensigns
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: ensigning
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: ensigned
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: ensigned
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A badge of office, rank, or power.
pos: noun
examples: The Ensigns of our Power about we bear; / And every Land pays Tribute to the Fair.
gloss: The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
pos: noun
examples: The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy.
gloss: A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
pos: noun
examples: Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still,
gloss: The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
pos: noun
examples: 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.
gloss: Any prominent flag or banner.
pos: noun
examples: Ten thousand thousand ensigns high advanced.
gloss: A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
pos: noun
tags: historical
gloss: To designate as by an ensign.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
examples: HENRY but ioyn’d the Roses, that ensign’d / Particular families, but this hath ioyn’d / The Rose and Thistle,
gloss: To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
pos: verb
gloss: To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.
pos: verb
examples: Any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
Synonyms: badge
coronet
second lieutenant
first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer
Derived words: 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
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: vaandrig
lang: Azerbaijani
word: gizir
lang: Catalan
word: guardiamarina
lang: Catalan
word: alferes
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 少尉
roman: shǎowèi
lang: Danish
word: fenrik
lang: Dutch
word: vaandrig
lang: Estonian
word: lipnik
lang: Finnish
word: aliluutnantti
lang: French
word: aspirant
lang: German
word: Fähnrich
lang: Greek
word: σημαιοφόρος
roman: simaiofóros
lang: Hungarian
word: zászlós
lang: Italian
word: guardiamarina
lang: Italian
word: alfiere
lang: Italian
word: cadetto
lang: Japanese
word: 少慰
roman: shōi
lang: Kazakh
word: прапорщик
roman: praporşik
lang: Korean
word: 소위
roman: sowi
lang: Macedonian
word: заставник
roman: zastavnik
lang: Norwegian
word: fenrik
lang: Persian
word: ناوبان دو
roman: nâvbân do
lang: Polish
word: chorąży
lang: Portuguese
word: alferes
lang: Portuguese
word: tenente de corveta
lang: Russian
word: пра́порщик
roman: práporščik
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zastavnik
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zastavnica
lang: Slovene
word: zastávnik
lang: Slovene
word: zastávnica
lang: Slovene
word: praporščak
lang: Slovene
word: praporščakinja
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: chórgojnik
lang: Spanish
word: alférez
lang: Swedish
word: fänrik
lang: Uzbek
word: leytenant
lang: Bulgarian
word: флаг
roman: flag
lang: Bulgarian
word: знаме
roman: zname
lang: Dutch
word: vaandel
lang: Esperanto
word: ŝipflago
lang: Estonian
word: lipp
lang: Estonian
word: plagu
lang: French
word: pavillon
lang: German
word: Fahne
lang: Greek
word: σημαία
roman: simaía
lang: Greek
word: λάβαρο
roman: lávaro
lang: Italian
word: insegna
lang: Italian
word: vessillo
lang: Italian
word: baluardo
lang: Italian
word: stendardo
lang: Macedonian
word: знаме
roman: zname
lang: Māori
word: haki
lang: Marshallese
word: bōļeak
lang: Norwegian
word: fane
lang: Persian
word: درفشدار
roman: darafšdâr
lang: Persian
word: پرچمدار
roman: parčamdâr
lang: Polish
word: bandera
lang: Portuguese
word: insígnia
lang: Russian
word: зна́мя
roman: známja
lang: Scots
word: ensenyie
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: krmena zastava
lang: Spanish
word: enseña
lang: Spanish
word: pabellón
lang: Swedish
word: fana