Admiralty

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A court exercising jurisdiction over all maritime cases.
  • n. Maritime law.
  • n. The department of the British government that once had control over all naval affairs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
  • n. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
  • n. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
  • n. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
  • n. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
  • n. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
  • n. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
  • n. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
  • n. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In Great Britain: The office and jurisdiction of the lords commissioners appointed to take the general management of maritime affairs, and of all matters relating to the royal navy, with the government of its various departments.
  • n. The body of officers appointed to execute the office of lord high admiral; a board of commissioners, called lords (or, in full, lords commissioners) of the admiralty, for the administration of naval affairs.
  • n. The building in which the lords of the admiralty transact business, and in which the clerks and other officials connected with this department are employed.
  • n. That branch of law which deals with maritime cases and offenses.
  • n.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
  • n. the office of admiral
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