Admiralty

//ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the office of admiral wordnet
  3. 3
    The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain) wordnet
  5. 5
    The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

    "On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site."

  2. 2
    A planning area in Singapore.

Synonyms

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admiralship

Example

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"The Beagle, which had been commissioned by the British Admiralty to explore and chart the coast of South America, employed Darwin as its onboard naturalist."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and HMS Sembawang for Singapore.

Related phrases

Admiralty InletAdmiralty IslandAdmiralty Islandsadmiralty brassdroit of admiraltyprice of admiraltyvice-admiraltyadmiralty law

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