Emblem (noun)
em-blum
an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state, class of persons, etc.; symbol.
1400–50; late Middle English, Latin emblēma inlaid or mosaic work, Greek émblēma something put on.
Example sentences
“She wore the blue and white emblem with pride.”
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