admiralty

[ ad-mer-uhl-tee ]

noun

, plural ad·mi·ral·ties.

1. the office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
2. the officials or the department of state having charge of naval affairs, as in Great Britain.
3. a court dealing with maritime questions, offenses, etc.
4. maritime law.
5. the Admiralty, the official building, in London, of the British commissioners for naval affairs.

adjective

1. of or relating to admiralty law.

admiralty

/ ˈædmərəltɪ /

noun

1. the office or jurisdiction of an admiral
2. 1. jurisdiction over naval affairs
   2. ( as modifier )

      admiralty law

Word History and Origins

Origin of admiralty¹

1300–50; Middle English amiralty < Middle French. See admiral, -ty ²

Example Sentences

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.

From Time

The Lennon Wall in Admiralty is a mosaic of Post-It notes, each square a scribbled wish.

From The Daily Beast

By visiting Admiralty or Causeway Bay or Mong Kok, they see that it's not a dirty affair.

From The Daily Beast

In Admiralty, Thomas, a student at the University of Hong Kong, shared a few well-worn words.

From The Daily Beast

Central and Admiralty have some of the most expensive retail outlets in the world, and they are popular with the Mainland crowd.

From The Daily Beast

Ichabod is like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving, always saying adorably outdated things like, “Is this an admiralty court?”

From The Daily Beast

He was judge of the admiralty court of Pennsylvania; his writings abound with wit, humor and satire.

From Project Gutenberg

The Admiralty have turned down the proposal to force the Straits simultaneously by land and sea.

From Project Gutenberg

I cannot put my own case to the Admiralty although the machines are wanted for overland tactics—a fatal blind alley.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

The money went into the pockets of the Admiralty clerks and paymasters, who thrived on wholesale and shameless peculation.

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