单词 | admiralcy |
释义 | admiralcyn. The office, position, or rank of an admiral. Cf. admiralty n. 2a. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1668 |
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