also flag-man, "signaler," 1832, from flag (n.1) + man (n.). Earlier it meant "admiral" (1660s).
flagellate
flagellation
flagellum
flageolet
flagitious
flagman
flagon
flagpole
flagrance
flagrant
flagship
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