Definition of admiral

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Admiral (n.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.

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Stipulation :: Stipulation (n.) A material article of an agreement; an undertaking in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a bargain.
Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
Pacha :: Pacha () The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
Chart :: Chart (n.) A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts..
Prisage :: Prisage (n.) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.
Winter''s Bark :: Winter's bark () The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577..
Ammiral :: Ammiral (n.) An obsolete form of admiral.
Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral..
Decree :: Decree (n.) A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a court of equity or admiralty..
Respondent :: Respondent (n.) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; -- distinquished from appellant..
Rank :: Rank (n. & v.) Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral..
Admiralship :: Admiralship (n.) The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral..
Board :: Board (n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc..
Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
Admiralties :: Admiralties (pl. ) of Admiralt.
Libelant :: Libelant (n.) One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court.
Sentence :: Sentence (n.) In civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or judge; condemnation pronounced by a judgical tribunal; doom. In common law, the term is exclusively used to denote the judgment in criminal cases..
Black Book :: Black book () A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III..
Admiralty :: Admiralty (n.) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
Lawsuit :: Lawsuit (n.) An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.
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