See also:

• ENSIGN (through the Fr. enseigne from the Latin plural insignia)

ENSIGN (through the Fr. enseigne from the Latin plural insignia)  , a distinguishing token, See also:

• EMBLEM (Gr. Eµ3Xysa, something put in or inserted, from EµfiiXAew, to throw in)

emblem or badge such as symbols of See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, or in'See also:

• HERALDRY

heraldry, the See also:

• ORNAMENT (Lat. ornare, to adorn)

ornament or sign, such as the See also:

• CROWN

crown, coronet or See also:

• MITRE (Lat. mitra, from Gr. j4rpa, a band, head-band, head-dress)

mitre See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne above the See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge or arms . The word is more particularly used of a military or See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• STANDARD
• STANDARD, BATTLE OF THE

standard or banner . In the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• NAVY

navy, See also:

• ENSIGN (through the Fr. enseigne from the Latin plural insignia)

ensign has a specific meaning, and is the name of a See also:

• FLAG (or " FLAGGE," a common Teutonic word in this sense, but apparently first recorded in English)

flag having a red, See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white or See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

blue ground, with the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union See also:

• JACK

Jack in the upper corner next the See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff . The white ensign (which is sometimes further distinguished by having the St See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George's See also:

• CROSS

Cross quartered upon it) is only used in the royal navy and the royal yacht See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron, while the blue and red ensigns are the badges of the naval reserve, some privileged companies, and the See also:

• MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

merchant service respectively (see FLAG) . Until 1871 the lowest grade of commissioned See also:

• OFFICERS

officers in See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry regiments of the British See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army had the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of ensign (now replaced by that of second See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant) . It is the See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty of the officers of this See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank to carry the See also:

• COLOURS, MILITARY

colours of the See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment (see COLOURS, MILITARY) . In the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century ensign was corrupted into " See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient," and was used in the two senses of a banner and the See also:

• BEARER

bearer of the banner . In the See also:

• UNITED

United States navy, the title ensign superseded in 1862 that of passed See also:

• MIDSHIPMAN

midshipman . It designates an officer ranking with second lieutenant in the army .