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ensigncy|ˈɛnsaɪnsɪ|
[f. ensign n. + -cy (cf. captaincy).]
The rank or position of an ensign in the army.
1767H. Kelly, etc. Babler II. 166 A paltry little ensigncy. 1771Smollett Humph. Cl. (1815) 227, I purchased an ensigncy. 1800Wellington in Gurw. Disp. I. 239 Recommended for the first vacant ensigncy in the 33rd regiment. 1860J. Kennedy Quodlibet xvii. 227 Accepting an ensigncy from the hands of Washington. |