Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The rank, office, or commission of an ensign.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The state or rank of an ensign.

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  • noun The state or rank of an ensign.

Etymologies

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ensign +‎ -ship

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Examples

  • Ivan, as graduate of one of the Corps, had been entitled to an ensignship in a line regiment.

    The Genius Margaret Horton Potter

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