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Flag officer
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ensign
A flag a banner a standard esp the national flag or a banner indicating nationality carried by a ship or … ship or a body of soldiers as distinguished from flags indicating divisions of the army rank of naval officers or private signals and the like
Chief of the Naval Staff
Chief of the Naval Staff, means the flag officer appointed by the President as Chief of the Naval Staff or in his absence on leave or otherwise
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Flagship
The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant
Herald
araldo, Ital.; because it was part of his office to charge or challenge unto battle or combat], an officer who registers genealogies, adjusts ensigns armorial, regulates funerals, and carries messages between princes, and proclaims war and peace. … heralds were deemed sacred by the law of nations, and were received and protected by belligerent powers, as flags of truce are in the present day. The three chief heralds are called Kings of Arms; of whom
Tenure
Marlborough and Wellington for their brilliant military services are held in petit serjeanty, each rendering annually a small flag or ensign, which is deposited in Windsor Castle. Existing incidents of tenures in grand and petit serjeanty have … of England, or to carry his banner or his sword, or to be his butler, champion, or other officer at his coronation. In most other respects it was similar to knight-service, only he was not bound to
Admiral
two subordinate commanders under him, a vice-admiral and rear-admiral, distinguished into three classes by the color of their flags, white, blue, and red. The admiral carries his flag at the main-topmost head, the vice-admiral at the fore-topmost … Admiral, [derived through the Fr. amiral, from Amir al Bahir, Arab., commander of the sea or fleet], an officer having high command in the Royal Navy. An admiral has two subordinate commanders under him, a vice-admiral and
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