Etymology

admiralty

ad·mi·ral·ty
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Today it means: The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. Full definition →

French amirauté ← Late Latin admīrālitās
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admiralty · noun1

  1. Late Latin · derived fromadmīrālitās
  2. French · derived fromamirauté
  3. English todayadmiralty

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

Admiralty · proper noun2

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

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