| 单词 | rear admiral of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRear Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom n. (also more fully Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) an honorary title and post, first bestowed in 1814, and given by the sovereign of Great Britain to a senior admiral, sometimes upon or during retirement.The incumbent Rear Admiral of Great Britain, Sir William Cornwallis, stayed in office until 1814; the new title was not bestowed until then. ΚΠ 1814 London Gaz. 14 May 1007/1 His Royal Highness has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to grant to William Young, Esq.,..the offices or places of Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1819 Gentleman's Mag. July 85/1 Sir J. Saumarez..to be Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom. 1927 Times 5 Jan. 12/4 (heading) Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom. Sir Stanley Colville appointed. 2000 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 29 Apr. 2 Scarborough businessman Don Robinson has asked Admiral Sir Jeremy Black, who is a member of the Queen's Royal Household as Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom, to perform the formal opening ceremony. < as lemmas |
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