Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admiralcy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mi-ral-cy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rank of admiral.

Example Sentences

"The grant of the hereditory Admiralcy diverted his energies to a barren field."
"He was impresed by the Governor's governorship and the admiral's admiralcy (Carter had been an ensign in World War 1)..."
"But because of your bravery at Cummaná and your good management at Cartagena I convert your courtesy admiralcy to a permanent appointment as Admiral."
"[of Henri, duc de Montmorency] After being stripped of his admiralcy he fought ashore, and in 1630 won a victory at Avigliana in Piedmont, and was made a Marshal of France"

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 English -cy English admiralcy From admiral + -cy.

Inflected Forms

admiralcies (plural)

Questions

What does admiralcy mean?: The rank of admiral.
Where does admiralcy 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 English -cy English admiralcy From admiral + -cy.

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