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Synonyms
en·sign (ĕńsən, -sīń)

[Middle English ensigne, from Old French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia, insignia; see insignia.]

noun 

  1. A national flag displayed on ships and aircraft, often with the special insignia of a branch or unit of the armed forces.
  2. A standard or banner, as of a military unit.
  3. Archaic A standard-bearer.
    1. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is below lieutenant junior grade.
    2. One who holds this rank.
    1. A badge of office or power; an emblem: “I want the seals of power and place,/The ensigns of command,/Charged by the people's unbought grace,/To rule my native land” (John Quincy Adams)
    2. A sign; a token.