admiralty
n. uncountable C1 Advanced US //ˈædmɝəɫti// UK //ˈædməɹəlti// ad·mi·ral·ty
n. the government department or board that controls a country's navy. You use this word when talking about naval history or official military decisions.
n. the official body or department responsible for the administration of a nation's navy. Historically refers to the senior officers or the headquarters itself.
The Admiralty ordered the fleet to sail.
The First Lord of the Admiralty announced new rules for naval recruitment.
During the Napoleonic Wars, the Admiralty struggled to maintain supply lines across the Atlantic while managing complex diplomatic relations.
From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin admīrālitās. See admiral. Analyzable as admiral + -ty.