Dictionary

admiralty en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
2. (countable, uncountable) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
3. (countable, uncountable) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
4. (countable, uncountable) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
5. (countable, uncountable) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

Forms

Coordinates

air staff · general staff · headquarters · staff

Deriveds

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

Relateds

admiralty law

Translations (55)

ka საადმირალო (office or jurisdiction) · id kelaksamanaan (office or jurisdiction) · fi merioikeus (court) · fi merioikeus (system of jurisdiction) · io admiralaro (office or jurisdiction) · de Seebehörde (office or jurisdiction) · ka საზღვაო სასამართლო (court) · eo admiralejo (office or jurisdiction) · pl admiralicja (department or officers) · hy ծովակալություն (office or jurisdiction) · de Admiralswürde (office or jurisdiction) · id kelaksamanaan (court) · he אָדְמִירָלִיּוּת (department or officers) · ka საზღვაო საქმეების იურისდიქცია (system of jurisdiction) · uk адміралте́йство (office or jurisdiction) · es almirantazgo (office or jurisdiction) · fi merivoimien esikunta (department or officers) · fi amiraliteetti (department or officers) · pt almirantado (office or jurisdiction) · de Admiralität (office or jurisdiction) · fr amirauté (office or jurisdiction) · sh admiralìtēt (office or jurisdiction) · it ammiragliato (office or jurisdiction) · sl admiraliteta (office or jurisdiction) · ka საადმირალო სასამართლო (system of jurisdiction) · he בֵּית דִּין שֶׁל הָאַדְמִירָלִיּוּת (court) · ru адмиралте́йство (office or jurisdiction) · nl admiraliteit (office or jurisdiction) · id kelaksamanaan (department or officers) · sk admiralita (office or jurisdiction) · de Admiralsamt (office or jurisdiction) · ka საზღვაო სასამართლო (system of jurisdiction) · be адміралце́йства (office or jurisdiction) · sh адмиралѝте̄т (office or jurisdiction) · cs admiralita (office or jurisdiction) · uk адміралті́йство (office or jurisdiction) · pl admiralicja (office or jurisdiction) · id kelaksamanaan (system of jurisdiction) · gv ard-marraght (office or jurisdiction) · tr amirallik (office or jurisdiction) · nrf amithauté (office or jurisdiction) · fi amiraalinvirka (office or jurisdiction) · ka საადმირალო სასამართლო (court) · bg адмиралте́йство (office or jurisdiction) · ga aimiréalacht (office or jurisdiction) · fi amiraliteetti (building) · sv amiralitet (office or jurisdiction) · ro amiralitate (office or jurisdiction) · fi amiraalikunta (department or officers) · pl admiralicja (building) · ca almirallat (office or jurisdiction) · hu tengerészeti (office or jurisdiction) · el ναυαρχείο (office or jurisdiction) · nl admiraalschap (office or jurisdiction) · fi amiraalikunta (office or jurisdiction)