admiralty
/ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/ noun C2- 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.
Plural admiralties
From the library
As to the Admiralty—it is buzzing like an overturned bee-hive.
“I reported to that effect to the Admiralty.
Think of Mycroft’s note, of the Admiralty, the Cabinet, the exalted person who waits for news.
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