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Particular families.
B. Jonson.
2. To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.
En"sign*cy (?; 277), n.; pl. Ensigncies (&?;). The rank or office of an ensign.
En"sign*ship, n. The state or rank of an ensign.
En"si*lage (?), n. [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo.] 1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept covered from the air; as, the ensilage of fodder.