Insignia

Insignia
Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandall, U.S. Army receives the Medal of Honor in 2007 for extraordinary heroism in the Vietnam War (1965).

Insignia or insigne pl -nia or -nias (in Latin, insignia is the plural of singular insigne: emblem, symbol, ensign, badge of honor) : a symbol or token of personal power, status or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction. An insignia is usually the emblem of a specific or general authority.

Typical examples of insignia are:

Official insignia are often protected by law as to allow their use only by people holding a specific office or staff members acting on behalf of such a person. Misuse, defacement and destruction of such symbols is considered an offense in many countries.[clarification needed]


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  • insignia — sustantivo femenino 1. Señal representativa: la insignia de un club deportivo. La corona es la insignia de la monarquía. Ésta es la insignia de nuestra universidad. 2. Bandera que señala la graduación de la persona que manda una nave o la de la… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • INSIGNIA — sunt in specie arma gentilitia, Gallis Armoiries, Auglis Armes, Germavis Waapen: eriam sim plieiter Latine Arma. Nihil enim hodierna sunt insignia, quam arma a Maioribus, in spectatae virtutis vel egregii facinoris memoriam servata atque ad… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • insignia — meaning ‘badges or distinguishing marks of office’, is in origin a plural of Latin insigne, although this form is rarely used in English. Insignia may be used either as a plural noun or as a singular (mass) noun, e.g. either Their insignia were… …   Modern English usage

  • Insignia — In*sig ni*a, n. pl. [L. insigne, pl. insignia, fr. insignis distinguished by a mark; pref. in in + signum a mark, sign. See {Ensign}, {Sign}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Insignia — ist ein Wort aus der lateinischen und englischen Sprache und steht für Abzeichen, deutsch Insigne. Davon abgeleitet steht es für Opel Insignia, ein Automodell Insignia (Schiff), ein Kreuzfahrtschiff, ab 2012 als Columbus 2 unterwegs …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • insignia — (Del lat. insignĭa, pl. n. de insignis). 1. f. Señal, distintivo, o divisa honorífica. 2. Emblema distintivo de una institución, asociación, o marca comercial, que se usa prendido en la ropa como muestra de vinculación o simpatía. Lucía en la… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • insignia — 1640s, from L. insignia, neuter plural of insigne badge, mark, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + signum mark (see SIGN (Cf. sign)). Singular is insigne …   Etymology dictionary

  • insígnia — s. f. 1. Sinal distintivo. = DIVISA, EMBLEMA, SÍMBOLO 2. Distintivo de graduação em ordens, hierarquias, etc. = DIVISA 3. Medalha de mérito. 4. Adorno emblemático. 5. Pendão; bandeira.   ‣ Etimologia: latim insignia, plural neutro de insignis, e …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • insignia — index brand, designation (symbol), device (distinguishing mark), label Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • insignia — [n] emblem badge, coat of arms, crest, decoration, earmark, ensign, mark, paraphernalia, regalia, symbol; concepts 259,284 …   New thesaurus

  • insignia — ► NOUN (pl. same) 1) a badge or distinguishing mark of authority, office, or membership. 2) literary a token of something. ORIGIN Latin, signs, badges , from insignis distinguished …   English terms dictionary

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