A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.
The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
A badge of office, rank, or power.
The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
Any prominent flag or banner.
To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.
An armorial ensign along with its history and description.
The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank.
Pageantry.