请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 ensigncy
释义

ensigncyn.

Brit. /ˈɛnsʌɪnsi/, U.S. /ˈɛnsənsi/
Etymology: < ensign n. + -cy suffix (compare captaincy).
The rank or position of an ensign in the army.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > ensign > position of
colours1722
ensignship1745
ensigncy1767
ensignhood1842
1767 H. Kelly Babler II. 166 A paltry little ensigncy.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 158 I purchased an ensigncy.
1800 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 239 Recommended for the first vacant ensigncy in the 33rd regiment.
1860 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet (ed. 2) xvii. 227 Accepting an ensigncy from the hands of Washington.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1767
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/21 12:29:08