ensign Copy link Outline I. A bannerII. The officer who bears the colours • ensign: I. A banner: signum (mīlĭtāre), vexillum: v. standard. II. The officer who bears the colours: signĭfer, ăquĭlĭfer, ĕri: v. standard-bearer.
ENSIGN Copy link • ENSIGNStandard, etc., signum militare: vexillum [SYN. in COLORS]. Badge [Vid:] , insigne. Officer who bears the flag, signifer. vexillarius (not vexillifer): aquilifer (the bearer of a Roman eagle).