ensign

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A badge of office, rank, or power.
2. 2
   The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.
3. 3
   A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.
4. 4
   The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.
5. 5
   Any prominent flag or banner.
6. 6
   A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.

Verb

1. 1
   To designate as by an ensign.
2. 2
   To distinguish by a mark or ornament.
3. 3
   To distinguish by an ornament, especially by a crown.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A hamlet in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
3. 3
   A minor city in Gray County, Kansas, United States, named after founder G. L. Ensign.
4. 4
   A township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.
5. 5
   The official magazine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints