ENSIGNS

Scrabble

WWF

E(1) N(1) S(1) I(1) G(2) N(1) S(1)

NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

noun

A badge of office, rank, or power.
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
Any prominent flag or banner.

verb

To designate as by an ensign.
To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
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.”