Also with capital initial. The governing body or department in charge of a country's navy and its administration; spec. (British) that in charge…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > administration and ceremonial > [noun] > Admiralty (6) admiralty1459 Also with capital initial. The governing body or department in charge of a country's navy and its administration; spec. (British) that in charge… navy board1681 (a) an administrative board of the British Navy (merged with the Admiralty in 1832); the Lords Commissioner of the Navy (now historical); (b) an… Navy Department1779 the government department responsible for the navy (and officially controlling it until 1949 when the separate armed forces were brought under the… minister of marine1782 In the governments of certain countries (originally and chiefly France): a department which administers the navy (corresponding to the former… Subcategories:— building (2) |
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