admiralty

Definition of Admiralty in English :

1. admiralty

the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)

2. admiralty

the office of admiral

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Admiralty

noun plural -ties

1.

the office or jurisdiction of an admiral

2.

a.

jurisdiction over naval affairs

b.

(as modifier)

admiralty law

nounWord forms: plural ˈadmiralties

1.

the rank, position, or authority of an admiral

2.

a. [often A-]

the governmental department or officials in charge of naval affairs, as in England

b.

maritime law or court

n. pl. ad·mi·ral·ties

1.

a. A court exercising jurisdiction over all maritime cases.

b. Maritime law.

2. Admiralty The department of the British government that once had control over all naval affairs.