insignia
Meanings
noun
- A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
- A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
- A mark or token by which anything is known.
noun
- plural of insignium
- plural of insigne
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Etymology
From Latin īnsīgnia, nominative plural of īnsīgne (“emblem, token, symbol”). Doublet of ensign.
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