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Definition of Ensigning
1. ensign [v] - See also: ensign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ensigning
Literary usage of Ensigning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heraldry for Craftsmen & Designers by William Henry St. John Hope (1913)
"... The Placing of Crests upon Caps; Wreaths or Torses; Their Colour; Crests and
Mottoes; Use of Crests by Bishops; The ensigning of Arms with Mitres, ..."
2. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Birds Arg. an imperial crown ensigning an ostrich leather ppr. beiw. three cocks gu.
two ... Arg. three celestial crowns each ensigning a pastoral staff . ..."
3. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1890)
"... before the ensigning and delivery hereof, to mee in hand paid & delivered by
Peter Bayard of New Yorke, wherewith I aknowledge ..."
4. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1901)
"... of the University shield ensigning the Verger's wand. Angels recur in the
marks of the printers of (if ..."
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