admiralcy

plural admiralcies

1. The rank of admiral.

   The grant of the hereditory Admiralcy diverted his energies to a barren field.

   1892, Edward John Payne, History of the New World Called America, Clarendon Press, Page 155

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   He was impresed by the Governor's governorship and the admiral's admiralcy (Carter had been an ensign in World War 1)...

   1955, John O'Hara, Ten North Frederick, Random House, Page 32

   But because of your bravery at Cummaná and your good management at Cartagena I convert your courtesy admiralcy to a permanent appointment as Admiral.

   1989, James Albert Michener, Caribbean, Random House, Page 101

   [of Henri, duc de Montmorency] After being stripped of his admiralcy he fought ashore, and in 1630 won a victory at Avigliana in Piedmont, and was made a Marshal of France

   2004, Alastair Wilson and Joseph F. Callo, Who's Who in Naval History: From 1550 to the Present, Routledge, Page 116