Admiralty
/ˈædmərəltɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- (in the UK) the government department that administered the Royal Navy, now incorporated in the Ministry of Defence and current only in titles（英国）海军部（现已并入国防部, 只用于名称）。
2
admiralty
mass noun Law the jurisdiction of courts of law over cases concerning ships or the sea and other navigable waters【律】（处理涉及船只、海域及其他适航水域案件的）海事法庭。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French admiralte, from admirail 'emir， leader'（see ADMIRAL）.