ensign
noun
1. a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade
Definition categories: person
2. an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality
Definition categories: communication, flag, allegory, emblem
3. colors flown by a ship to show its nationality
verb
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.