Definition
The rank, position, or office of an ensign in the military; the state of being an ensign.
Etymology
From 'ensign' (military rank, from Old French, ultimately from Latin 'insigne,' badge) + '-cy' suffix (denoting status, position, or office). Parallel formations include 'regency,' 'presidency,' and 'agency.'
Kelly Says
The '-cy' suffix is how English creates nouns describing positions and states—'ensigncy' is one of many military rank designations that have become obsolete, but it follows the same pattern as modern words like 'presidency,' showing how the language extends metaphors of rule to any formal status.
Translations
ARالعربية
منصب العلم
man-sab al-a-lm
BNবাংলা
ধ্বজা কর্ম
dh-vaj kar-m
CACatalà
funció d'estandard
fun-k-sio d'es-tan-dar
CSČeština
funkce vlajky
fun-k-ce vla-jky
DADansk
flagansvar
flag-an-svar
DEDeutsch
Standartenamt
stan-dar-ten-amt
ELΕλληνικά
διοικητική θέση σημαίας
di-oik-e-ti-ki the-si se-ma-ias
ESEspañol
oficialidad de estandarte
o-fi-si-al-i-dad de es-tan-dar-te
FAفارسی
مقام پرچم
maqam par-cham
FISuomi
lipputyön
lip-pu-työn
FRFrançais
fonction d'étendard
fonk-syon de e-ten-dar
GUGU
ધ્વજનું કાર્ય
dh-vaj-nuu ka-r-ya
HEעברית
תפקיד דגל
ta-fkid d-gel
HIहिन्दी
ध्वज का पद
dh-vaj ka pad
HUMagyar
zászlóhivatal
za-szlo-hi-va-tal
IDBahasa Indonesia
jabatan bendera
ja-ba-tan ben-de-ra
ITItaliano
incarico di bandiera
in-car-i-co di ban-dee-ra
JA日本語
旗の役職
hata no yak-shok
KMKM
អនុវត្តន៍បាត
anu-vat-tan ba-at
KO한국어
기의 직책
gi-ui jik-cheok
MSBahasa Melayu
jawatan bendera
ja-wa-tan ben-de-ra
NLNederlands
functie van vlag
fun-k-tie van vlag
NONorsk
flaggansvar
flag-an-svar
PLPolski
stanowisko flagowe
sta-no-wis-ko flag-owe
PTPortuguês
oficialidade de estandarte
o-fi-si-al-i-dade de es-tan-dar-te
RORomână
funcția de drapel
fun-k-tsia de dra-pel
RUРусский
должность флага
dol-zh-nost flag
SVSvenska
flagansvarig
flag-an-svar-ig
SWKiswahili
waji wa bendera
wa-ji wa ben-de-ra
TAதமிழ்
வணிக பதவி
va-ni-ka pa-davi
TEతెలుగు
పతాకం పదవి
pa-ta-kam pa-davi
THไทย
ตำแหน่งธง
tam-naeng thong
TLTL
tungkulin ng bandila
tung-ku-lin ng ban-di-la
TRTürkçe
bayrak görevi
bay-rak go-re-vi
UKУкраїнська
посада прапора
po-sa-da pra-pora
URاردو
جھنڈے کا عہدہ
jhan-de ka eh-dah
VITiếng Việt
chức vụ của biển
chuc vu cua bien
ZH中文
旗帜官职
qí zhì guān zhí