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ensign
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synonyms: standard ???
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Definition:1. A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like.4. (a) Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment.(b) A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant in the army.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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To all our subjects. Set we forward. Let
A Roman and a British ensign wave
Friendly together.
William Shakespeare. Cymbeline (1610)
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The ensign flapped heavily above us, halyard beating a rhythmic tattoo against the pole.
Diana Gabaldon. Outlander (1991)
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“Oh, you don’t, eh? Well, you two fairies can come along to the courthouse with me!”
“And who may you be?”
“Oh, just an ensign in the M.M.’ s, that’s all!”
He had an automatic pistol.
SinclairLewis. It Can't Happen Here
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he rose from an ensign and became Emperor.
Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: With bonus material from Give War and Peace A Chance by Andrew D. Kaufman
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