ADMIRALTY


Meaning of ADMIRALTY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 (hist. except in titles) (in the UK) the department administering the Royal Navy. 2 (admiralty) Law trial and decision of maritime questions and offences. øAdmiralty Board hist. a committee of the Ministry of Defence superintending the Royal Navy. [ME f. OF admiral(i)t÷ (as ADMIRAL)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.