ensign

(noun, verb)

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

Definition categories: man–made, colors, colours

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.