admiralty
/ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.44 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
Countable; Uncountable
name
An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
name
A planning area in Singapore.
Example Sentences
- "On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site."
- "But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park."
- "A Hong Kong court has sentenced seven people to up to three years in jail for rioting in Admiralty, when the city was in the throes of the 2019 anti-extradition unrest."
Etymology
From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin admīrālitās. See admiral. Analyzable as admiral + -ty.
Origin
- Source language: French