English
ensigncy
From ensign + -cy.
A compound of ensign + -cy
Proto-Italic *segnom ‘sign’
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Latin īnsignis ‘marked, distinguished’
Latin īnsigne
Old French enseigne
Middle English ensigne
English ensign
Today it means
noun The rank or office of an ensign.
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Etymograph / ensigncy