admiralty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

name

/ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/ en-us-admiralty.ogg

admiralty admiralties

From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin admīrālitās. See admiral. Analyzable as admiral + -ty.

admiralty law Admiralties Admiralty Islands

Admiralties Admiralty admiralty brass Admiralty Inlet Admiralty Island Admiralty Islands droit of admiralty price of admiralty vice-admiralty

Finnish: merioikeus Georgian: საზღვაო სასამართლო Georgian: საადმირალო სასამართლო Georgian: საზღვაო საქმეების იურისდიქცია Indonesian: kelaksamanaan

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