Definition of Ensigncy. Meaning of Ensigncy. Synonyms of Ensigncy

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Definition of Ensigncy

Ensigncy
Ensigncy En"sign*cy (?; 277), n.; pl. Ensigncies. The rank or office of an ensign.

Meaning of Ensigncy from wikipedia

- Ensign (/ˈɛnsən/; Late Middle English, from Old French enseigne (transl. mark, symbol, signal; flag, standard, pennant), from Latin insignia (plural))...
- 1859, at the age of 22, he founded The Irish Times. Knox purchased an Ensigncy in the 63rd Foot in 1854 and was promoted lieutenant without purchase later...
- succeeded him in his baronetcy in 1828. On 20 March 1835, he purchased an ensigncy in the 18th Regiment of Foot. On 29 March 1839, he purchased a lieutenancy...
- the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and on 21 April 1821, purchased an ensigncy in the 22nd Regiment of Foot. He exchanged from the half-pay of that regiment...
- eldest son of William Farrell of Skeffington Hall, he was appointed to an ensigncy in the 1st Foot Guards on 11 February 1761, and married Catherine Josepha...
- Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and on 4 August 1863, purchased an ensigncy in the 49th Regiment of Foot. He was promoted lieutenant on 9 August 1867...
- General Sir George Beckwith, the governor of Barbados, he obtained an ensigncy in the York Light Infantry Volunteers in 1813. He was promoted lieutenant...
- the author of the song, Kitty Crowder. In 1764 Charles Morris gained an ensigncy in the regiment and was later promoted to captain whilst serving in America...
- examinations in May 1852, and was appointed at the age of sixteen to an ensigncy without purchase in the 2nd or Queen's foot. His biographer Sir William...
- before volunteering for the British Army in India in 1806. He obtained an ensigncy in the 22nd Regiment of Foot in 1807 then exchanged into the 3rd Light...