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  • Admiralty — Ad mi*ral*ty, n.; pl. {Admiralties}. [F. amiraut[ e], for an older amiralt[ e], office of admiral, fr. LL. admiralitas. See {Admiral}.] 1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. The department or officers having… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • admiralty — ad·mi·ral·ty / ad mə rəl tē/ n: the court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law; also: maritime law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • admiralty — (n.) naval branch of English executive, early 15c., from O.Fr. amiralte, from amirail (see ADMIRAL (Cf. admiral)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Admiralty — ► NOUN (pl. Admiralties) ▪ (in the UK) the government department that formerly administered the Royal Navy, now used only in titles …   English terms dictionary

  • admiralty — [ad′mə rəl tē] n. pl. admiralties [ME admiralte < OFr admiralté] 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 …   English World dictionary

  • Admiralty — This article is about a former military department of England and later the United Kingdom. For other uses, see Admiralty (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • Admiralty — Amirauté (Royaume Uni) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Amirauté. L ancien batiment de l amirauté à Londres. L amirauté (en anglais, Admiralty) est l organ …   Wikipédia en Français

  • admiralty — /ad meuhr euhl tee/, n., pl. admiralties, adj. n. 1. the office or jurisdiction of an admiral. 2. the officials or the department of state having charge of naval affairs, as in Great Britain. 3. a court dealing with maritime questions, offenses,… …   Universalium

  • admiralty — The law of the sea and the practice pertaining thereto. Courts with jurisdiction in admiralty cases. See bottomry bond; court of admiralty; droits of admiralty; general average; high court of admiralty; high seas; libel; lord high admiral;… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Admiralty M — Classe Admiralty M Admiralty M HMS Pasley Histoire …   Wikipédia en Français

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