en’sine.

The flag or banner of a military band; a banner of colors; a standard; a figured cloth or piece of silk, attached to a staff, and usually with figures, colors or arms thereon, borne by an officer at the head of a company, troop or other band.

Any signal to assemble or to give notice. He will lift up an ensign to the nations. Isaiah 5:26. Ye shall be left as an ensign on a hill. Isaiah 30:17.

A badge; a mark of distinction, rank or office; as ensigns of power or virtue.

The officer who carries the flag or colors, being the lowest commissioned officer in a company of infantry.

Naval ensign, is a large banner hoisted on a staff and carried over the poop or stern of a ship; used to distinguish ships of different nations, or to characterize different equadrons of the same navy.