admiralty

[ ad-mer-uhl-tee ]

/ ˈæd mər əl ti /

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noun, plural ad·mi·ral·ties.

the office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

the officials or the department of state having charge of naval affairs, as in Great Britain.

a court dealing with maritime questions, offenses, etc.

maritime law.

the Admiralty, the official building, in London, of the British commissioners for naval affairs.

adjective

of or relating to admiralty law.

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Origin of admiralty

1300–50; Middle English amiralty<Middle French. See admiral, -ty²

Words nearby admiralty

administratrix, admirable, admirable bolete, admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, admiralty, Admiralty Board, admiralty cloth, Admiralty House, Admiralty Inlet, Admiralty Islands

How to use admiralty in a sentence

As the person who found the ship, I was invited by the court to take part in the federal admiralty hearing that determined who owned the wreck.
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The Lennon Wall in Admiralty is a mosaic of Post-It notes, each square a scribbled wish.
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By visiting Admiralty or Causeway Bay or Mong Kok, they see that it's not a dirty affair.
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In Admiralty, Thomas, a student at the University of Hong Kong, shared a few well-worn words.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies|Brendon Hong|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Central and Admiralty have some of the most expensive retail outlets in the world, and they are popular with the Mainland crowd.
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Ichabod is like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving, always saying adorably outdated things like, “Is this an admiralty court?”
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He was judge of the admiralty court of Pennsylvania; his writings abound with wit, humor and satire.
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The Admiralty have turned down the proposal to force the Straits simultaneously by land and sea.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
I cannot put my own case to the Admiralty although the machines are wanted for overland tactics—a fatal blind alley.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
But I had to do it seeing there is no word of the cruel losses of the battle of the 4th being made good by the Admiralty.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The money went into the pockets of the Admiralty clerks and paymasters, who thrived on wholesale and shameless peculation.
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British Dictionary definitions for admiralty

admiralty

/ (ˈædmərəltɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the office or jurisdiction of an admiral

jurisdiction over naval affairs
(as modifier)admiralty law

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