ensigncy

noun

1. a badge, symbol, or token of office or authority
2. a flag or banner; specif., a national flag, as one displayed on a ship
3. Brit. Army, Historical a commissioned officer who served as standard-bearer
4. ☆

   Origin: after Fr enseigne de vaisseau, ship's ensign, midshipman

   U.S. Navy a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, ranking just below a lieutenant junior grade

Origin: ME & OFr enseigne < L insignia: see insignia