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admiralty

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. admiralty (noun)
  2. admiralty bond (noun)
  3. admiralty brass (noun)
  4. Admiralty flag (noun)
  5. admiralty mile (noun)
  6. Admiralty Metal (trademark)
  7. Admiralty Inlet (geographical name)
  8. Admiralty Island (geographical name)
  9. Admiralty Islands (geographical name)
  10. court of admiralty
  11. droits of Admiralty
  12. lord commissioner of admiralty
  13. lord of the admiralty
  14. vice admiralty (noun)
  15. vice-admiralty court (noun)

ad·mi·ral·ty

noun \ˈad-m(ə-)rəl-tē\

Definition of ADMIRALTY

1
capitalized : the executive department or officers formerly having general authority over British naval affairs
2
: the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law; also : the system of law administered by admiralty courts
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First Known Use of ADMIRALTY

15th century

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