Admiral Definition
- full admiral
- office of the admiral
- admiralty
- naval officer
- chief of naval operations
- commander-in-chief
- commander of the fleet
Other Word Forms of Admiral
Noun
Origin of Admiral
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Middle English amiral, admiral from Old French and from Medieval Latin amīrālis, admīrālis both from Arabic ’amīr al- ... commander of the ... ’amīr commander ℵmr in Semitic roots al- the
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French amirail, amiral (modern amiral), from Arabic أمير البحر (ʾamīr al-baḥr, “commander of the fleet”). Later associated with admirable. Akin to amir, Amir and emir.
From Wiktionary
First recorded in English September, 1300, to refer to Gerard Allard of Winchelsea, referred to as “Admiral of the Fleet of the Cinque Ports”.
From Wiktionary
c. 1205 (?).
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