admiralship

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noun

The state, property, or office of being an admiral.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English admiral ← Middle English admiral →
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Meanings

nounadmiralship (plural admiralships)

plural admiralships

  1. The state, property, or office of being an admiral.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَمِير (ʔamīr)
  2. Latinadmīrorinflu.
  3. Medieval Latinadmirālis
  4. Old Frenchadmiral
  5. Middle Englishadmiral
  6. Englishadmiral
  7. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  8. Englishadmiralship

From admiral + -ship.

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Translations

Finnish amiraalius
  • amiraaliusstate, property, or office of being an admiral
Italian ammiragliato
  • ammiragliatostate, property, or office of being an admiral
Polish admiralstwo
  • admiralstwostate, property, or office of being an admiral
Portuguese almirantado
  • almirantadostate, property, or office of being an admiral
Romanian amiralitate
  • amiralitatestate, property, or office of being an admiral
Turkish amirallik
  • amirallikstate, property, or office of being an admiral
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APA

admiralship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admiralship

MLA

“admiralship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admiralship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “admiralship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admiralship.

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