ensign

1. A badge of office, rank, or power.

2. The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade.

   a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade

3. A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour.

4. The principal flag or banner flown by a ship (usually at the stern) to indicate nationality.

   colors flown by a ship to show its nationality

5. Any prominent flag or banner.

   Fahne

   зна́мяznámja

6. (historical)A junior commissioned officer in the 18th and 19th centuries whose duty was to carry the unit's ensign.

   Fähnrich

   пра́порщикpráporščik

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