ensign

Etymology
From, from , from , nominative plural of , meaning marked, distinguished. .

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)  The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
 * 5) Any prominent flag or banner.
 * 6)  A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
 * 1)  The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
 * 2) Any prominent flag or banner.
 * 3)  A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
 * 1) Any prominent flag or banner.
 * 2)  A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
 * 1)  A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:badge


 * (OF-1), first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer
 * (OF-1), first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Latin:


 * Azerbaijani: gizir
 * Catalan: guardiamarina,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian: guardiamarina, ,
 * Japanese: 少慰
 * Kazakh: прапорщик
 * Norwegian: fenrik
 * Persian: ناوبان دو
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Slovene: zastávnik, zastávnica, praporščak, praporščakinja
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: chórgojnik
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ŝipflago
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Maori: haki
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: درفشدار,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scots: ensenyie
 * Serbo-Croatian: krmena zastava
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To designate as by an ensign.
 * 2) To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
 * 3)  To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.
 * Any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
 * Any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.