amirail
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Middle English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French amirail etc., from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).
Noun
amirail (plural amirails)
References
- “admiral, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Old French
Noun
amirail oblique singular, m (oblique plural amirauz or amirailz, nominative singular amirauz or amirailz, nominative plural amirail)
- Alternative form of amiral
Descendants
- Middle English: amirail
References
- admiral in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022