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Noun
/ˈadmərəltē/,
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admiralties, plural;
  1. The rank or office of an admiral

  2. The jurisdiction of courts of law over cases concerning ships or the sea and other navigable waters (maritime law)

  3. The department of the British government that once administered the Royal Navy

  1. the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
  2. the office of admiral
  3. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...
  4. Admiralty can mean: *Admiralty law, also called Maritime Law
  5. Admiralty station is an MTR station located on Hong Kong Island, in an area often referred to as Admiralty. The station's livery is dodger blue. The station connects the Tsuen Wan Line with the Island Line in cross-platform interchange type.
  6. Admiralty Board (Адмиралтейств-коллегия, Admiralteystv-Kollegiya) was a supreme body for the administration of the Imperial Russian Navy in the Russian Empire, established by Peter the Great on December 12, 1718.
  7. (Admiralties) The Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. ...
  8. Refers to marine matters such as an Admiralty Court.
  9. The court having jurisdiction over questions of maritime law; the system of law administered by admiralty courts.
  10. Body of law that deals with maritime cases.
  11. the office of lord-high-admiral, whether discharged by one single person, or by joint-commissioners, called Lords of the Admiralty. In general the British Crown appoints five or seven commissioners. All maritime affairs are entrusted to their jurisdiction. ...
  12. Involving maritime law; concerning the high seas or navigable waters.