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English
Etymology
From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin admīrālitās. See admiral. Analyzable as admiral + -ty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
- Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ral‧ty
Noun
admiralty (countable and uncountable, plural admiralties)
- (military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
- (military) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
- Coordinate terms: headquarters, general staff, air staff, staff
- (law) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
- (law) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
- (military) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
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