Insignia
[ɪn'sɪgnɪə] or [ɪn'sɪɡnɪə]
Definition
(n. pl.) Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.
(n. pl.) Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.
Editor: Paula
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. [L.] Badges of office, marks of distinction.
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Definition
n.pl. signs or badges of office or honour: marks by which anything is known.
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Examples
- Be you witnesses, and he took the star, insignia of office, from his breast, and threw it on the table. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Its fur was formerly one of the insignia of royalty, and is still used by judges. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ever since that time the thistle has been made the insignia of Scotland. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But he had adopted the ivory sceptre and throne, which were the traditional insignia of the ancient kings of Rome. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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