ensign

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A badge of office, rank, or power.
2. 2
   noun The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
3. 3
   noun A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
4. 4
   noun The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
5. 5
   noun Any prominent flag or banner.
6. 6
   noun A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
7. 7
   verb To designate as by an ensign.
8. 8
   verb To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
9. 9
   verb To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.