admiralcy
admiralcy noun: the rank of admiral.
Noun
admiralcy (plural admiralcies)
- The rank of admiral.
- The grant of the hereditory Admiralcy diverted his energies to a barren field.1892, Edward John Payne, History of the New World Called America, Clarendon Press, Page 155
- He was impresed by the Governor's governorship and the admiral's admiralcy (Carter had been an ensign in World War 1)...1955, John O'Hara, Ten North Frederick, Random House, Page 32
Examples of admiralcy in a sentence
- But because of your bravery at Cummaná and your good management at Cartagena I convert your courtesy admiralcy to a permanent appointment as Admiral.1989, James Albert Michener, Caribbean, Random House, Page 101
- [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 France2004, Alastair Wilson and Joseph F. Callo, Who's Who in Naval History: From 1550 to the Present, Routledge, Page 116
Forms of admiralcy
| plural | admiralcies |
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Origin of admiralcy
From admiral + -cy.
Questions about admiralcy
- What does admiralcy mean?
- Admiralcy means the rank of admiral.
- How do you use admiralcy in a sentence?
- But because of your bravery at Cummaná and your good management at Cartagena I convert your courtesy admiralcy to a permanent appointment as Admiral.
- What part of speech is admiralcy?
- Admiralcy is a noun.
- What is the plural of admiralcy?
- The plural of admiralcy is admiralcies.
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