ensign /(ĕn"sĭn also ĕn"sīn, except for 4a)/

en·sign

ensign

n.
  1. A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers, or private signals, and the like.
    Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still.
  2. A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice.
    He will lift an ensign to the nations from far.
    — Is. v. 26.
  3. Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol.
    The ensigns of our power about we bear.
  4. Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment.

Phrases & Compounds
Ensign bearer
one who carries a flag; an ensign.

Ensign

v. t.
  1. To designate as by an ensign. [Obs.]
    Henry but joined the roses that ensigned Particular families.
  2. To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned. (Her.)