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单词 admiralcy
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admiralcyn.

Brit. /ˈadm(ə)rəlsi/, /ˈadm(ə)rl̩si/, U.S. /ˈædm(ə)rəlsi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: admiral n., -cy suffix.
Etymology: < admiral n. + -cy suffix. Compare earlier admiralty n.
The office, position, or rank of an admiral. Cf. admiralty n. 2a.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > flag officer > admiral > office of
admiralty1443
admiralship1575
archigubernacy1665
admiralcy1668
1668 S. Pepys Diary 4 Nov. (1976) IX. 347 The Duke of York's regiment is ordered to be disbanded; and more, that undoubtedly his Admiralcy will follow.
1896 S. B. S. Mackin Society Woman on Two Continents 43 The Arch-Duke Alexis..made the rapid stride from a lieutenancy to an admiralcy.
1996 USA Today (Nexis) 7 Oct. 3 a Thomasson's real ambition is to return to the Navy to resume a career that once seemed to be on track toward an admiralcy.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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