The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ensigncy
Ensigncy \En"sign*cy\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Ensigncies. The rank or office of an ensign.
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ensigncy
n. The rank or office of an ensign.
Usage examples of "ensigncy".
I trust Sir Francis Vere will appoint you to the first ensigncy vacant in his companies, but should there be likely to be any delay in this I will gladly give you a commission in one of my own regiments.
The marquess had dragged him home, but after battles of will that left bystanders shaking, his brother had given in and bought him an ensigncy in a good regiment.
A vacancy had unexpectedly occurred in a regiment just ordered to Malta, and an ensigncy had been promised to Ferdinand Armine.
French military instruction, Arthur Wellesley was gazetted to an ensigncy in the 73rd regiment.