admiral
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noun \ˈad-m(ə-)rəl\Definition of ADMIRAL
1
archaic : the commander in chief of a navy
2
a : flag officer b : a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard who ranks above a vice admiral and whose insignia is four stars — compare general
3
archaic : flagship
4
: any of several brightly colored nymphalid butterflies — compare red admiral
See Origin of ADMIRAL
Middle English, from Anglo-French amiral commander & Medieval Latin admiralis emir, admirallus admiral, from Arabic amīr-al- commander of the (as in amīr-al-baḥr commander of the sea)
First Known Use: 15th century
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