ensigncy
- a word derived from ensign.
Example Sentences
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On his return to England he was gazetted to an ensigncy early in 1787; and five years later, having passed through the intermediate degrees, he obtained a troop in the Eighteenth Light Dragoons.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
He accordingly recommended him for an ensigncy in one of the West India regiments; and before that day twelvemonth, he had risen to the rank of lieutenant.
From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by Surtees, William
But I answered, "Harkye, brother, how can I throw to the winds my hopes of an ensigncy?"
From The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim by Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoph von
I held that post until the end of the war, when I was invalided home and promoted to an ensigncy on the half-pay list.
From The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa by Percy-Groves, J.
He obtained an ensigncy in 1747, and was on half-pay in 1756, when appointed lieutenant in the 42nd Highlanders on the eve of its departure for America.
From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
