Admiralty

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.

II. Admiralty ·noun The office or jurisdiction of an Admiral.

III. Admiralty ·noun The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.

IV. Admiralty ·noun The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.

V. Admiralty ·noun The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.