insignia

From Latin īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne (“emblem, token, symbol”). Doublet of ensign.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɪɡ.ni.ə/

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insignia (plural insignias or insignia)

1. A patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
2. A symbol or token of personal power, status, or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.
   • Mary Shelley, chapter 6 in the first part of The Last Man:

     The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation.

3. (figuratively) A mark or token by which anything is known.
   • 2006, P. Goodrich, The Laws of Love: A Brief Historical and Practical Manual (page 49)

     Rule 23: “The stress of love makes it hard to eat and sleep.” To these empirical laws we can add the various other insignia of love.

• See Thesaurus:badge

insignia f (plural insignias)

1. pin, badge

īnsignia

1. nominative, accusative, and vocative plural of īnsigne

• IPA^(key): /inˈsiɡnja/, [ĩnˈsiɣnja]
• Hyphenation: in‧sig‧nia

insignia f (plural insignias)

1. badge, insignia