ensigns

Meaning of ensigns

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.
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.

Information about ensigns

  • The singular form of ensigns is: ensign.
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Hyphenation of ensigns

en-signs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • ensigns is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

ensigns synonyms

Meaning :

ancient, coronet

Anagrams of ensigns

sensing

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