Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admiralship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ad-mi-ral-ship
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, property, or office of being an admiral.

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr) Proto-Italic *-ālis Medieval Latin -ālis Latin admīrorinflu. Medieval Latin admirālisder. Old French admiralder. Middle English admiral English admiral Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English admiralship From admiral + -ship.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does admiralship mean?
The state, property, or office of being an admiral.
Where does admiralship come from?
Etymology tree Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr) Proto-Italic *-ālis Medieval Latin -ālis Latin admīrorinflu. Medieval Latin admirālisder. Old French admiralder. Middle English admiral English admiral Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English admiralship From admiral + -ship.

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