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1.nounA badge of office, rank, or power.
2.nounThe lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
3.nounA flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
4.nounThe principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
5.nounAny prominent flag or banner.
6.nounA junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
7.verbTo designate as by an ensign.
8.verbTo distinguish by a mark or ornament.
9.verbTo distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown."Any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned."