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admiralty - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'admiralty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Admiralty [ n.]
- The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
- The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
- The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
- The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
- The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.