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admiralty

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 D M ER0 AH0 L T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A planning area in Singapore.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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8

noun

Meaning 8

the office of admiral

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

9

noun

Meaning 9

the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: government department

History

Etymology

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

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

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ծովակալություն (covakalutʻyun) — office or jurisdiction
  • Belarusian: адміралце́йства (admiralcjéjstva) — office or jurisdiction
  • Bulgarian: адмиралте́йство (admiraltéjstvo) — office or jurisdiction
  • Catalan: almirallat — office or jurisdiction
  • Czech: admiralita — office or jurisdiction
  • Dutch: admiraliteit — office or jurisdiction
  • Dutch: admiraalschap — office or jurisdiction
  • Esperanto: admiralejo — office or jurisdiction
  • Finnish: amiraalinvirka — office or jurisdiction
  • Finnish: amiraalikunta — office or jurisdiction
  • French: amirauté — office or jurisdiction
  • Georgian: საადმირალო (saadmiralo) — office or jurisdiction
  • German: Admiralität — office or jurisdiction
  • German: Seebehörde — office or jurisdiction
  • German: Admiralsamt — office or jurisdiction
  • German: Admiralswürde — office or jurisdiction
  • Greek: ναυαρχείο (navarcheío) — office or jurisdiction
  • Hungarian: tengerészeti — office or jurisdiction
  • Ido: admiralaro — office or jurisdiction
  • Indonesian: kelaksamanaan — office or jurisdiction
  • Irish: aimiréalacht — office or jurisdiction
  • Italian: ammiragliato — office or jurisdiction
  • Manx: ard-marraght — office or jurisdiction
  • Norman: amithauté — office or jurisdiction
  • Polish: admiralicja — office or jurisdiction
  • Portuguese: almirantado — office or jurisdiction
  • Romanian: amiralitate — office or jurisdiction
  • Russian: адмиралте́йство (admiraltéjstvo) — office or jurisdiction
  • Serbo-Croatian: адмиралѝте̄т — office or jurisdiction
  • Serbo-Croatian: admiralìtēt — office or jurisdiction
  • Slovak: admiralita — office or jurisdiction
  • Slovene: admiraliteta — office or jurisdiction
  • Spanish: almirantazgo — office or jurisdiction
  • Swedish: amiralitet — office or jurisdiction
  • Turkish: amirallik — office or jurisdiction
  • Ukrainian: адміралте́йство (admiraltéjstvo) — office or jurisdiction
  • Ukrainian: адміралті́йство (admiraltíjstvo) — office or jurisdiction
  • Finnish: merivoimien esikunta — department or officers
  • Finnish: amiraliteetti — department or officers
  • Finnish: amiraalikunta — department or officers
  • Hebrew: אָדְמִירָלִיּוּת (admiraliyut) — department or officers
  • Indonesian: kelaksamanaan — department or officers
  • Polish: admiralicja — department or officers
  • Finnish: merioikeus — court
  • Georgian: საზღვაო სასამართლო (sazɣvao sasamartlo) — court
  • Georgian: საადმირალო სასამართლო (saadmiralo sasamartlo) — court
  • Hebrew: בֵּית דִּין שֶׁל הָאַדְמִירָלִיּוּת (beyt din shel ha'admiraliyut) — court
  • Indonesian: kelaksamanaan — court
  • Finnish: merioikeus — system of jurisdiction
  • Georgian: საზღვაო სასამართლო (sazɣvao sasamartlo) — system of jurisdiction
  • Georgian: საადმირალო სასამართლო (saadmiralo sasamartlo) — system of jurisdiction
  • Georgian: საზღვაო საქმეების იურისდიქცია (sazɣvao sakmeebis iurisdikcia) — system of jurisdiction
  • Indonesian: kelaksamanaan — system of jurisdiction
  • Finnish: amiraliteetti — building
  • Polish: admiralicja — building
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