brand
1.
2. A mark indicating identity or ownership, burned on the hide of an animal with a hot iron.
3. A mark burned into the flesh of criminals.
4. A mark of disgrace or notoriety; a stigma. See synonyms at stain.
5. A branding iron.
6. A piece of burning or charred wood.
7. A sword: "So flashed and fell the brand Excalibur" (Tennyson).
verb
branded
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[Middle English, torch, from Old English.]