ensignship

Variant of ensign

ensign definition

en·sign (en′sīn′; also, & for 4 always, -sən)

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. ☆

    Etymology: 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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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