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insigne, is, n. [insignis],

  1. I. a mark, sign, signal; a distinctive mark, a badge of office (class.).
    1. A. Lit.: quod erat insigne, eum facere, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 33, 133: Minerva singulare est insigne ejus gymnasii, id. Att. 1, 4, 3: bos in Aegypto etiam numinis vice colitur: Apim vocant. Insigne ei in dextro latere candicans macula, Plin. 8, 46, 71, § 184.
      Plur.: sibi haberent honores … sibi triumphos, sibi alia praeclarae laudis insignia, Cic. Pis. 9, 26.
    2. B. A sign or badge of office or honor, a decoration: bulla erat indicium et insigne fortunae, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 152; id. Div. 1, 17, 36; Liv. 25, 4; Suet. Aug. 35.
      Esp. in plur., insignia, attire, uniform, costume, regalia, etc.: sedebat cum purpura, et sceptro, et insignibus illis regiis, Cic. Sest. 26, 57: imperatoris, Caes. B. C. 3, 96: sacerdotum, Liv. 3, 39: pontificalia, id. 10, 7: militaria, ornaments, probably on the helmets of the officers, Caes. B. G. 7, 45: triumphorum, Suet. Aug. 29: majestatis, Just. 10, 1, 3; cf.: horum (mundi et caeli) insignia, sol, luna, etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 100: vocis, the costume of a public singer, Juv. 8, 227.
    3. C. A standard: navem Bruti, quae ex insigni facile agnosci poterat, i. e. the flag of the admiral’s ship, Caes. B. C. 2, 6.
    4. D. A signal: in praetoria nave insigne nocturnum trium luminum fore, Liv. 29, 25, 11.
  2. II. Trop., an honor: insignia virtutis multi sine virtute adsecuti sunt, Cic. Fam. 3, 13, 1: laudis, id. Sull. 9, 26: orationis lumina et quodam modo insignia, brilliant passages, gems, id. Or. 39, 135 (v. the context): verborum et sententiarum insignia, id. de Or. 2, 9, 36; 3, 25, 96 al.