ensignn.

/ˈɛnsʌɪn/

Forms: Middle English, 1500s an-, as-, ensenȝe, -ȝhe, -ye, -yhe, Middle English ensaigne, Middle English–1600s ensigne, Middle English ensygne, 1500s enseigne, essenȝe, (1500s insigne, 1700s insign), 1500s– ensign. See also ancient n.²

Etymology: < Old French enseigne, enseine, ensaigne, ansigne, corresponding to Provençal enseigna, ensegna, essenha, Catalan insignia, Italian insegna < Latin īnsignia, plural of īnsigne, neuter of īnsignis adjective, < in + signum sign. The insigne (see insignia n.) used in sense 4 by some writers late in 18th cent. and in 19th is probably intended as Latin, and is therefore treated as a distinct word.

†1. A signal; a rallying or battle-cry, watchword. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle > battle-cry or slogan

descryc1450

ensign1487

escry1489

senyea1510

slogan1513

cry1548

larum1555

hubbaboo1596

field wordc1625

celeusma1680

tecbir1708

war-whoop1739

war cry1748

scalp yell1792

banner-cry1810

battle-cry1815

battle-word1815

hurrah1841

rebel yell1862

on-cry1899

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 323 His ensenȝhe [1489 Adv. ensenȝe] mycht heir him cry.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 378 Hys assenȝhe gan he cry.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin x. 161 The Duke..cride his ensigne.

a1500 Lancelot of laik 3349 Thar essenȝeis lowd thai gon to cry.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. viii. 86 The hyrdys ensenȝe lowd vp trumpis sche.

a. A sign, token, characteristic mark. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign

tokeningc888

fingereOE

senyeOE

markOE

showing?c1225

blossomc1230

signa1325

signifyingc1384

evidencea1393

notea1398

forbysena1400

kenninga1400

knowinga1400

showerc1400

unningc1400

signala1413

signification?a1425

demonstrancec1425

cenyc1440

likelinessc1450

ensign1474

signifure?a1475

outshowinga1500

significativea1500

witter1513

precedent1518

intimation1531

signifier1532

meith1533

monument1536

indicion?1541

likelihood1541

significator1554

manifest1561

show1561

evidency1570

token-teller1574

betokener1587

calendar1590

instance1590

testificate1590

significant1598

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index1607

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remark1624

indicium1625

denotation1633

indice1636

signum1643

indiction1653

trace1656

demonstrator1657

indication1660

notationa1661

significatory1660

indicator1666

betrayer1678

demonstration1684

smell1691

wittering1781

notaa1790

blazonry1850

sign vehicle1909

marker1919

rumble1927

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. iii. 102 Entyse them to lawhe, and Iape by ony disordinate ensignees or tokens.

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. i. f. iii/1 In exposynge to hym very ensygnes of his vysage, and clothynge.

1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iii. vi, in Wks. I. 563 Wee see no ensignes of a wedding, here.

1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry i. sig. B3^v Are these the ensignes of so coorse a fellow?

1644 Jus Pop. 48 The prime ensignes of Majestie, which consists in making Laws.

1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis xii. 132 The Beard is the ensigne of manhood.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 84 From these three strong marks and ensigns of superiority.

1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 153 A well-dressed man, with all the ensigns of respectability and good-fellowship about him.

b. humorously. Cf. 5 and French enseigne signboard.

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1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ix. 90 There was scarcely ever a card in her window, whilst those ensigns in her neighbours' houses would remain exposed..for months together.

3. A conventional sign; an emblem, badge.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > emblem or device

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devicea1375

remembrancea1470

posya1565

ensign1579

impresaa1586

imprese1588

brief1594

impressa1616

emblem1616

impressa1628

notado1647

impressa1656

blazoning1828

1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 123 Gloss. The Oliue was wont to be the ensigne of peace.

1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 46 Whether this fillet..was a badge of Religion, or only an Ensign of piety.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 55. ⁋4 My mother appeared again without the ensigns of sorrow.

1825 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. x. 209 She left those ensigns of authority, the keys, in his possession.

1860 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 5) §22. 33 The Sculptor raises a tomb, and covers it with the ensigns of piety and death.

4. esp. A badge or symbol of dignity or office; chiefly plural = Latin insignia; also, heraldic arms or bearings.

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society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun]

ensigna1522

ensignment1567

office badge1593

fascesa1625

insignia1648

insigne1773

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. iii. 53 Ceptur and crovn, And of iustice othir ensenȝeis seir.

1536 Act 28 Hen. VIII c. 16 §3 Thoffice..of an archebyshop..with all tokens, insignes and ceremonies thereunto lawfully belongyng.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads i. 15 Having in his hands the Ensigne meet..A Golden Scepter and a Crown of Bays.

1691 London Gaz. No. 2653/3 Then the King put on the Blue Ribon with the George, Garter King at Arms reading the usual Admonitions upon the putting on each of the said Ensigns.

1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 359 The ornaments and insigns of a family.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 125 There is nothing..but a..black marble table, ornamented with ensigns armorial.

1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 77/2 A new order was instituted by her Danish Majesty..the ensign of which is a cypher of her Majesty's name.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xvi. 428 A white robe was the ensign of their dignity.

1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab xii. 226 Two fine Saker falcons..his pets, the ensign and crest of his tribe.

a. A military or naval standard; a banner, flag. In the Royal Navy pronounced

/ˈɛns(ə)n/. In British nautical use applied spec. to a flag with a white, blue or red field, and the union in the corner. Since 1864 the ensign of the Royal Navy and the Royal Yacht Squadron has been white, that of the naval reserve, of ships in the service of public offices, and of certain yacht clubs, blue, and the ‘merchant ensign’ red. (See Encycl. Brit. ed. 9 at Flag.)

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society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > flag, banner, or standard

senyec900

beaconOE

markOE

banner?c1225

here-markec1275

ensignc1400

standard?a1439

standard1497

armory1523

flag1530

handsenyie1545

ancient1554

labarum1563

antsign1571

ensign-staff1707

brattach1828

c1400 Rom. Rose 1200 And that was he that bare the ensaigne Of worship.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. ix. 45 Charge thame thar ensenȝeis forto rayss on hycht.

1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 65 The valiant Alfierus with his ensigne in one hand and his sword in another.

1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §lxxii We are wont to fight cheerfully vnder this Ensigne abroad.

1707 Royal Proclam. 28 July in London Gaz. No. 4356/1 We have..thought fit..to Order and Appoint the Ensign Described on the..Margent hereof, to be Worn on Board all Ships.

1838 Hist. Record 3rd Regt. Foot 27 And each Company had a colour which was designated an ensign.

1853 M. Arnold Sohrab & Rustum in Poems (new ed.) 7 I still bear on The conquering Tartar ensigns through the world.

b. transferred.

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1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vi. 175 Lycia, where Xanthus doth display The silver ensigns of his waves.

a1678 A. Marvell Upon Appleton House in Misc. Poems (1681) 86 Then Flow'rs their drowsie Eylids raise, Their Silken Ensigns each displayes.

†6. A body of men serving under one banner; a company, troop. Sometimes used to render the Latin cohors or ordo. Obsolete.The number of men in an ‘ensign’ seems to have varied from 100 to 500.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > company under one banner

banner1330

venlin1541

ensign1552

1552 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. ii. x. 328 The Bishops of Colen and Treves..did send unto the Emperor 1500 horse, and six ensigns of foot.

1584 Balnuis Lett. in Keith Hist. Ch. & State Scotl. (1734) App. 44 (Jam.) The payment of our futemen extendis monethlie everie Ansenye (whiche are now sex in number) to 290l. sterl.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 8 b Our English Milicia of footmen monie yeares past, did consist of bands but of 100 to an Ensigne.

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 9 b At which time their bands did consist of five hundred to everie Ensigne.

1591 H. Savile Annot. vpon Tacitus 51 in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. The Hastati were diuided againe into ten Enseignes, or ordines.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ii. xi. 51 Valerius..set forth from mount Cœlius certaine ensignes [L. cohortes] of his best and choice souldiors.

1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico vi. 17 She commanded Count Mansfeldt to goe before with 16 ensignes, of her best Foote.

7. The soldier who carries the ensign; a standard-bearer. See ancient n.² Formerly commissioned officers of the lowest grade in the infantry bore this title, which has been replaced by that of sub-lieutenant.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > standard-bearer

gonfaneura1250

banneour1297

bannerer1387

standarda1425

banner-bearerc1440

standard-bearerc1453

stander bearerc1475

bannerman?a1500

gonfanonera1500

bannereta1513

pendant bearer1552

ancient-bearer1579

ensign1579

ensign-bearer1579

alferez1581

gonfalonier1586

guidon1591

abanderado1598

ancient1600

porte-guidon1656

vexillary1656

pennona1661

colour sergeant1813

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > ensign

handsenyie1545

ensign1579

ensign-bearer1579

1579 L. Digges & T. Digges Stratioticos 89 Let the Ensigne be a man of good accompte.

c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 225 Alexander Bog ansenyie to capitane Daniel Meluile with the said enseynie, and lxx suddartis.

1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 19 Ensign Savage, that young Martial Spark.

1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 51 His Ensign was Mr. Thunder.

1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 251 The sons of many of the noblest and wealthiest families are ensigns and lieutenants.

1838 T. R. Edmonds in Lancet 28 Apr. 144/1 The mortality of captains from battle is double that of ensigns.

†a. transl. French enseigne de vaisseau, midshipman. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1708 London Gaz. No. 4420/7 Mr. de Villeville, Ensign of the Ship.

b. In the U.S. navy, the designation of the lowest rank of commissioned officers.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > midshipman

midships man1626

midshipman1652

mid1750

reefer1800

middy1818

midshipmite1834

ensign1886

brass-bounder1890

snotty1903

dogsbody1917

1886 Encycl. Amer. III. 819 Officers of the Navy..Ensign, ranking with Second Lieutenant in the Army.

Compounds

ensign-fly n. a parasitic hymenopterous insect of the family Evaniidæ.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Parasitica > member of superfamily Evanioidea

ensign-fly1894

1894 J. H. Comstock & A. Comstock Man. Study Insects 628 We have named these insects Ensign-flies, because they carry the abdomen aloft like a flag.

1897 J. H. Comstock Insect Life 86.

ensign-staff n. (in sense 5).

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society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > flag, banner, or standard

senyec900

beaconOE

markOE

banner?c1225

here-markec1275

ensignc1400

standard?a1439

standard1497

armory1523

flag1530

handsenyie1545

ancient1554

labarum1563

antsign1571

ensign-staff1707

brattach1828

1707 London Gaz. No. 4380/2 His Boltsprit carried away our Ensign-Staff.

1799 Naval Chron. 1 269 Nailed the Flag to the ensign staff.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

ensignv.

/ɛnˈsʌɪn/

Forms: Middle English–1500s ensigne, ensygne, Middle English enseigne, enseygne, enseyne, (1500s ensine, ensyne, 1600s– ensign). Also Middle English inseygne, 1500s insygne, 1500s–1700s insigne.

Etymology: < Old French ensignier, enseigner, corresponding to Provençal enseignar , Catalan ensenyar , Spanish enseñar , Portuguese ensinar , Italian insegnare < medieval Latin insignāre , < in- (see in- prefix¹) + signum sign.

Obsolete exc. Heraldry.

†1. transitive. To indicate, point out, show. Also absol. to give indications. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > pointing out > point out [verb (transitive)]

teacha900

showa1225

brevea1377

ensign1477

point1477

note1521

demonstrate1534

appointa1547

to put (also lay) one's (also the) finger on1574

remark1592

outpoint1595

finger1619

clewa1625

notice1627

denote1632

indicate1651

to index outa1796

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 49 As to the waye that he had holden, he enseigned to the lady.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 288/3 Why callest thou them traitours whiche ben Doctours and enseygne the lyf perdurable.

?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Ciij, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens But I can nat coniect what may shewe and ensygne the tyme.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John f. 67 He did ensigne theim in time to come a terrible iudgemente.

1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health i. f. 29 The matter ought afore to be put into the vessels: as thys letter X. insigneth to vs.

†2. To direct (a person) to an object; to instruct, inform. Also with double accusative: To teach (a person, a thing). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > [verb (transitive)]

i-taechec888

lerec900

iwisseOE

to teach a personc1000

wisc1000

ylereOE

avayc1315

readc1330

learna1382

informc1384

beteacha1400

form1399

kena1400

redec1400

indoctrinea1450

instructc1449

ensign1474

doctrine1475

introduct1481

lettera1500

endoctrinec1500

to have (a person) in schooling?1553

lesson1555

tutor1592

orthographize1596

pupil1599

con1612

indoctrinate1621

art1628

doctrinate1631

document1648

verse1672

documentizea1734

form1770

intuit1776

skill1809

indoctrinize1861

1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. ii. 27 He is taught enseygned and nourrishid in his yongth.

1477 W. Caxton in Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (1877) lf. 74^v Wylle ye that I enseygne and teche you howe, ye shal mo we escape from alle euyll.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxxxxviii A folysshe Father, full hardly shall ensyne His sone to good lyfe.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 16 [The Caporall] himselfe ensigning and teaching the Bisognios.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. i. 33 Ensigning them the vse of their weapon.

†a. To mark with a distinctive sign or badge; also, to serve as a badge of (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > place insignia upon [verb (transitive)] > mark with insignia

badgec1400

ensign1572

cognotize1688

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 71 The Cocke aboue other birdes is ensigned with a peculiare Creste.

1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 138 Princes..which do insigne their chapeau and helme with a crowne of flowers and crosses.

1616 B. Jonson Speeches at Prince Henries Barriers 343 in Wks. I Henry but ioyn'd the Roses, that ensign'd Particular families.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad vi. 221 A warrior ensign'd with a various crown.

1842 M. A. Lower Eng. Surnames (1875) II. App. 148 A cross ensigned by XP.

b. Heraldry. To distinguish (a charge) by a significant mark or ornament placed upon it, as a crown, coronet, or mitre.

ΚΠ

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. i. 3 Osyris bare a Scepter royall, insigned on the top with an Eie.

1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry (1787) 150 The sixteenth is Argent, a man's Heart Gules, ensigned with a Crown Or.

1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xiv. 93 Archbishops and Bishops..ensign their Shields with their Mitres.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ensign
释义	ensignn. /ˈɛnsʌɪn/ Forms: Middle English, 1500s an-, as-, ensenȝe, -ȝhe, -ye, -yhe, Middle English ensaigne, Middle English–1600s ensigne, Middle English ensygne, 1500s enseigne, essenȝe, (1500s insigne, 1700s insign), 1500s– ensign. See also ancient n.² Etymology: < Old French enseigne, enseine, ensaigne, ansigne, corresponding to Provençal enseigna, ensegna, essenha, Catalan insignia, Italian insegna < Latin īnsignia, plural of īnsigne, neuter of īnsignis adjective, < in + signum sign. The insigne (see insignia n.) used in sense 4 by some writers late in 18th cent. and in 19th is probably intended as Latin, and is therefore treated as a distinct word. †1. A signal; a rallying or battle-cry, watchword. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [noun] > battle or a battle > battle-cry or slogan descryc1450 ensign1487 escry1489 senyea1510 slogan1513 cry1548 larum1555 hubbaboo1596 field wordc1625 celeusma1680 tecbir1708 war-whoop1739 war cry1748 scalp yell1792 banner-cry1810 battle-cry1815 battle-word1815 hurrah1841 rebel yell1862 on-cry1899 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) v. 323 His ensenȝhe [1489 Adv. ensenȝe] mycht heir him cry. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 378 Hys assenȝhe gan he cry. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin x. 161 The Duke..cride his ensigne. a1500 Lancelot of laik 3349 Thar essenȝeis lowd thai gon to cry. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. viii. 86 The hyrdys ensenȝe lowd vp trumpis sche. 2. a. A sign, token, characteristic mark. archaic. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign tokeningc888 fingereOE senyeOE markOE showing?c1225 blossomc1230 signa1325 signifyingc1384 evidencea1393 notea1398 forbysena1400 kenninga1400 knowinga1400 showerc1400 unningc1400 signala1413 signification?a1425 demonstrancec1425 cenyc1440 likelinessc1450 ensign1474 signifure?a1475 outshowinga1500 significativea1500 witter1513 precedent1518 intimation1531 signifier1532 meith1533 monument1536 indicion?1541 likelihood1541 significator1554 manifest1561 show1561 evidency1570 token-teller1574 betokener1587 calendar1590 instance1590 testificate1590 significant1598 crisis1606 index1607 impression1613 denotementa1616 story1620 remark1624 indicium1625 denotation1633 indice1636 signum1643 indiction1653 trace1656 demonstrator1657 indication1660 notationa1661 significatory1660 indicator1666 betrayer1678 demonstration1684 smell1691 wittering1781 notaa1790 blazonry1850 sign vehicle1909 marker1919 rumble1927 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. iii. 102 Entyse them to lawhe, and Iape by ony disordinate ensignees or tokens. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. i. f. iii/1 In exposynge to hym very ensygnes of his vysage, and clothynge. 1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iii. vi, in Wks. I. 563 Wee see no ensignes of a wedding, here. View more context for this quotation 1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry i. sig. B3^v Are these the ensignes of so coorse a fellow? 1644 Jus Pop. 48 The prime ensignes of Majestie, which consists in making Laws. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis xii. 132 The Beard is the ensigne of manhood. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 84 From these three strong marks and ensigns of superiority. 1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 153 A well-dressed man, with all the ensigns of respectability and good-fellowship about him. b. humorously. Cf. 5 and French enseigne signboard. ΚΠ 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ix. 90 There was scarcely ever a card in her window, whilst those ensigns in her neighbours' houses would remain exposed..for months together. 3. A conventional sign; an emblem, badge. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > [noun] > emblem or device signc1300 devicea1375 remembrancea1470 posya1565 ensign1579 impresaa1586 imprese1588 brief1594 impressa1616 emblem1616 impressa1628 notado1647 impressa1656 blazoning1828 1579 E. K. in E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Apr. 123 Gloss. The Oliue was wont to be the ensigne of peace. 1665 G. Havers tr. P. della Valle Trav. E. India 46 Whether this fillet..was a badge of Religion, or only an Ensign of piety. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 55. ⁋4 My mother appeared again without the ensigns of sorrow. 1825 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. x. 209 She left those ensigns of authority, the keys, in his possession. 1860 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 5) §22. 33 The Sculptor raises a tomb, and covers it with the ensigns of piety and death. 4. esp. A badge or symbol of dignity or office; chiefly plural = Latin insignia; also, heraldic arms or bearings. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] ensigna1522 ensignment1567 office badge1593 fascesa1625 insignia1648 insigne1773 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. iii. 53 Ceptur and crovn, And of iustice othir ensenȝeis seir. 1536 Act 28 Hen. VIII c. 16 §3 Thoffice..of an archebyshop..with all tokens, insignes and ceremonies thereunto lawfully belongyng. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads i. 15 Having in his hands the Ensigne meet..A Golden Scepter and a Crown of Bays. 1691 London Gaz. No. 2653/3 Then the King put on the Blue Ribon with the George, Garter King at Arms reading the usual Admonitions upon the putting on each of the said Ensigns. 1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 359 The ornaments and insigns of a family. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters ii. 125 There is nothing..but a..black marble table, ornamented with ensigns armorial. 1773 Ann. Reg. 1772 77/2 A new order was instituted by her Danish Majesty..the ensign of which is a cypher of her Majesty's name. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xvi. 428 A white robe was the ensign of their dignity. 1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab xii. 226 Two fine Saker falcons..his pets, the ensign and crest of his tribe. 5. a. A military or naval standard; a banner, flag. In the Royal Navy pronounced /ˈɛns(ə)n/. In British nautical use applied spec. to a flag with a white, blue or red field, and the union in the corner. Since 1864 the ensign of the Royal Navy and the Royal Yacht Squadron has been white, that of the naval reserve, of ships in the service of public offices, and of certain yacht clubs, blue, and the ‘merchant ensign’ red. (See Encycl. Brit. ed. 9 at Flag.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > flag, banner, or standard senyec900 beaconOE markOE banner?c1225 here-markec1275 ensignc1400 standard?a1439 standard1497 armory1523 flag1530 handsenyie1545 ancient1554 labarum1563 antsign1571 ensign-staff1707 brattach1828 c1400 Rom. Rose 1200 And that was he that bare the ensaigne Of worship. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. ix. 45 Charge thame thar ensenȝeis forto rayss on hycht. 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 65 The valiant Alfierus with his ensigne in one hand and his sword in another. 1630 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. §lxxii We are wont to fight cheerfully vnder this Ensigne abroad. 1707 Royal Proclam. 28 July in London Gaz. No. 4356/1 We have..thought fit..to Order and Appoint the Ensign Described on the..Margent hereof, to be Worn on Board all Ships. 1838 Hist. Record 3rd Regt. Foot 27 And each Company had a colour which was designated an ensign. 1853 M. Arnold Sohrab & Rustum in Poems (new ed.) 7 I still bear on The conquering Tartar ensigns through the world. b. transferred. ΚΠ 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vi. 175 Lycia, where Xanthus doth display The silver ensigns of his waves. a1678 A. Marvell Upon Appleton House in Misc. Poems (1681) 86 Then Flow'rs their drowsie Eylids raise, Their Silken Ensigns each displayes. †6. A body of men serving under one banner; a company, troop. Sometimes used to render the Latin cohors or ordo. Obsolete.The number of men in an ‘ensign’ seems to have varied from 100 to 500. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > company under one banner banner1330 venlin1541 ensign1552 1552 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. ii. x. 328 The Bishops of Colen and Treves..did send unto the Emperor 1500 horse, and six ensigns of foot. 1584 Balnuis Lett. in Keith Hist. Ch. & State Scotl. (1734) App. 44 (Jam.) The payment of our futemen extendis monethlie everie Ansenye (whiche are now sex in number) to 290l. sterl. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 8 b Our English Milicia of footmen monie yeares past, did consist of bands but of 100 to an Ensigne. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 9 b At which time their bands did consist of five hundred to everie Ensigne. 1591 H. Savile Annot. vpon Tacitus 51 in tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. The Hastati were diuided againe into ten Enseignes, or ordines. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ii. xi. 51 Valerius..set forth from mount Cœlius certaine ensignes [L. cohortes] of his best and choice souldiors. 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico vi. 17 She commanded Count Mansfeldt to goe before with 16 ensignes, of her best Foote. 7. The soldier who carries the ensign; a standard-bearer. See ancient n.² Formerly commissioned officers of the lowest grade in the infantry bore this title, which has been replaced by that of sub-lieutenant. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > standard-bearer gonfaneura1250 banneour1297 bannerer1387 standarda1425 banner-bearerc1440 standard-bearerc1453 stander bearerc1475 bannerman?a1500 gonfanonera1500 bannereta1513 pendant bearer1552 ancient-bearer1579 ensign1579 ensign-bearer1579 alferez1581 gonfalonier1586 guidon1591 abanderado1598 ancient1600 porte-guidon1656 vexillary1656 pennona1661 colour sergeant1813 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > ensign handsenyie1545 ensign1579 ensign-bearer1579 1579 L. Digges & T. Digges Stratioticos 89 Let the Ensigne be a man of good accompte. c1600 Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents (1833) 225 Alexander Bog ansenyie to capitane Daniel Meluile with the said enseynie, and lxx suddartis. 1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 19 Ensign Savage, that young Martial Spark. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 51 His Ensign was Mr. Thunder. View more context for this quotation 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 251 The sons of many of the noblest and wealthiest families are ensigns and lieutenants. 1838 T. R. Edmonds in Lancet 28 Apr. 144/1 The mortality of captains from battle is double that of ensigns. 8. †a. transl. French enseigne de vaisseau, midshipman. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1708 London Gaz. No. 4420/7 Mr. de Villeville, Ensign of the Ship. b. In the U.S. navy, the designation of the lowest rank of commissioned officers. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > midshipman midships man1626 midshipman1652 mid1750 reefer1800 middy1818 midshipmite1834 ensign1886 brass-bounder1890 snotty1903 dogsbody1917 1886 Encycl. Amer. III. 819 Officers of the Navy..Ensign, ranking with Second Lieutenant in the Army. Compounds ensign-fly n. a parasitic hymenopterous insect of the family Evaniidæ. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Parasitica > member of superfamily Evanioidea ensign-fly1894 1894 J. H. Comstock & A. Comstock Man. Study Insects 628 We have named these insects Ensign-flies, because they carry the abdomen aloft like a flag. 1897 J. H. Comstock Insect Life 86. ensign-staff n. (in sense 5). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > flag, banner, or standard senyec900 beaconOE markOE banner?c1225 here-markec1275 ensignc1400 standard?a1439 standard1497 armory1523 flag1530 handsenyie1545 ancient1554 labarum1563 antsign1571 ensign-staff1707 brattach1828 1707 London Gaz. No. 4380/2 His Boltsprit carried away our Ensign-Staff. 1799 Naval Chron. 1 269 Nailed the Flag to the ensign staff. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). ensignv. /ɛnˈsʌɪn/ Forms: Middle English–1500s ensigne, ensygne, Middle English enseigne, enseygne, enseyne, (1500s ensine, ensyne, 1600s– ensign). Also Middle English inseygne, 1500s insygne, 1500s–1700s insigne. Etymology: < Old French ensignier, enseigner, corresponding to Provençal enseignar , Catalan ensenyar , Spanish enseñar , Portuguese ensinar , Italian insegnare < medieval Latin insignāre , < in- (see in- prefix¹) + signum sign. Obsolete exc. Heraldry. †1. transitive. To indicate, point out, show. Also absol. to give indications. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > pointing out > point out [verb (transitive)] teacha900 showa1225 brevea1377 ensign1477 point1477 note1521 demonstrate1534 appointa1547 to put (also lay) one's (also the) finger on1574 remark1592 outpoint1595 finger1619 clewa1625 notice1627 denote1632 indicate1651 to index outa1796 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 49 As to the waye that he had holden, he enseigned to the lady. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 288/3 Why callest thou them traitours whiche ben Doctours and enseygne the lyf perdurable. ?1541 R. Copland Galen's Fourth Bk. Terapeutyke sig. Ciij, in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens But I can nat coniect what may shewe and ensygne the tyme. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John f. 67 He did ensigne theim in time to come a terrible iudgemente. 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health i. f. 29 The matter ought afore to be put into the vessels: as thys letter X. insigneth to vs. †2. To direct (a person) to an object; to instruct, inform. Also with double accusative: To teach (a person, a thing). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > [verb (transitive)] i-taechec888 lerec900 iwisseOE to teach a personc1000 wisc1000 ylereOE avayc1315 readc1330 learna1382 informc1384 beteacha1400 form1399 kena1400 redec1400 indoctrinea1450 instructc1449 ensign1474 doctrine1475 introduct1481 lettera1500 endoctrinec1500 to have (a person) in schooling?1553 lesson1555 tutor1592 orthographize1596 pupil1599 con1612 indoctrinate1621 art1628 doctrinate1631 document1648 verse1672 documentizea1734 form1770 intuit1776 skill1809 indoctrinize1861 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. ii. 27 He is taught enseygned and nourrishid in his yongth. 1477 W. Caxton in Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (1877) lf. 74^v Wylle ye that I enseygne and teche you howe, ye shal mo we escape from alle euyll. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxxxxviii A folysshe Father, full hardly shall ensyne His sone to good lyfe. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 16 [The Caporall] himselfe ensigning and teaching the Bisognios. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iii. i. 33 Ensigning them the vse of their weapon. 3. †a. To mark with a distinctive sign or badge; also, to serve as a badge of (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > place insignia upon [verb (transitive)] > mark with insignia badgec1400 ensign1572 cognotize1688 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 71 The Cocke aboue other birdes is ensigned with a peculiare Creste. 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 138 Princes..which do insigne their chapeau and helme with a crowne of flowers and crosses. 1616 B. Jonson Speeches at Prince Henries Barriers 343 in Wks. I Henry but ioyn'd the Roses, that ensign'd Particular families. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad vi. 221 A warrior ensign'd with a various crown. 1842 M. A. Lower Eng. Surnames (1875) II. App. 148 A cross ensigned by XP. b. Heraldry. To distinguish (a charge) by a significant mark or ornament placed upon it, as a crown, coronet, or mitre. ΚΠ 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie i. i. 3 Osyris bare a Scepter royall, insigned on the top with an Eie. 1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry (1787) 150 The sixteenth is Argent, a man's Heart Gules, ensigned with a Crown Or. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry xiv. 93 Archbishops and Bishops..ensign their Shields with their Mitres. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400v.1474
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