Word Meanings - ENSIGNCY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The rank or office of an ensign.

OFFICEHOLDER
An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
ENSIGNCY
The rank or office of an ensign.
OFFICE WIRE
Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
OFFICER
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer. Field officer, General officer, etc. See under Field, General. etc. -- Officer of the day , the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the quard,
ENSIGNSHIP
The state or rank of an ensign.
ENSIGN
distinctive mark, badge, flag; in + signum mark, sign. See Sign, and 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
OFFICE
The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. As for the offices, let them stand at distance. Bacon. (more info) 1. That which a person does, either
POST OFFICE
See POST
BOOKING OFFICE
1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. 2. An office where passage tickets are sold.
CROWN OFFICE
The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases. Burrill.
SUBOFFICER
An under or subordinate officer.
UNDEROFFICER
A subordinate officer.
OVEROFFICE
To domineer over by virtue of office. Shak.