Etymology

admiralcy

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Today it means: The rank of admiral. Full definition →

English admiral ← Middle English admiral ← Old French admiral
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  1. Arabicأَمِير (ʔamīr)
  2. Latinadmīrorinflu.
  3. Medieval Latinadmirālis
  4. Old Frenchadmiral
  5. Middle Englishadmiral
  6. Englishadmiral
  7. English todayadmiralcy

From admiral + -cy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.