Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insignia"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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}.]
1. Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor;
badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty
or of an order.

2. Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which
anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a
trade.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

insignia
n : a badge worn to show official position

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