ADMIRALTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does admiralty mean? 

• ADMIRALTY (noun)
  The noun ADMIRALTY has 2 senses:

1. the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)

2. the office of admiral

  Familiarity information: ADMIRALTY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADMIRALTY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("admiralty" is a kind of...):

government department (a department of government)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The office of admiral

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("admiralty" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)