ensignhoodn.
/ˈɛnsʌɪnhʊd/ The state of being an ensign.Apparently an isolated use.
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colours1722
ensignship1745
ensigncy1767
ensignhood1842
1842 Mrs. Gore in Tait's Edinb. Mag. 9 569 The first fortnight of escape from cubhood to ensignhood.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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n.1842- to cross the tracks
- to cross upon
- to cross with
- to crow over
- to crowd a ship off
- to crowd in; about, after ; into, to, upon
- to crowd in; about, after ; into, to, upon a place
- to crowd in; about, after ; into, to, upon a thing
- to crowd in; about, after a person; into, to, upon
- to crowd in; about, after a person; into, to, upon a place
- to crowd in; about, after a person; into, to, upon a thing
- to crowd off
- to crowd one's luck
- to crowd sail
- to crowd the mourners
- to crowd, crush, squeeze to verjuice
- to crown all
- to crown in
- to crown it all
- to crown with a marotte
- to crumple up
- to crusade it
- to crush a cup of wine
- to crush a pot of ale
- to crush against, into, out of, through