ensign

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

ensigns

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.
Đồng nghĩa: ancient
4.
(nautical) The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
5.
Any prominent flag or banner.
6.
(historical)A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

ensigns

V_ing/Gerund

ensigning

V_ed/pp

ensigned

1.
(obsolete)To designate as by an ensign.
2.
To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
3.
(heraldry) 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.

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Đồng nghĩa

ancient coronetsecond lieutenantcoronet cavalry equivalent of the infantry ensign

Cùng gốc / liên quan

ensigncyensignhoodensignshipship-of-the-line ensignship-of-the-line ensign first classship-of-the-line ensign second classensign first classensign flyred ensignrevenue ensignensign scalecivil ensignmerchant ensignship of the line ensign second classship of the line ensign first classship of the line ensign

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro ine-pro From Middle English ensigne, from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne, meaning marked, distinguished. insignia.