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ad⋅mi⋅ral

  [ad-mer-uhl]
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–noun
1. the commander in chief of a fleet.
2. a naval officer of the highest rank.
3. a naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral.
4. Obsolete. the flagship of an admiral.
5. British. a master who directs a fishing fleet.
6. any of several often brightly colored butterflies of the family Nymphalidae, as Vanessa atalanta (red admiral).
Origin:
1175–1225; ME, var. of amiral < OF < Ar amīr al commander of the; -d- < ML admīrābilis mundī for Ar amīr al-mu'minīn commander of the faithful; or with replacement of a- 5 by ad-, as in administer

Related forms:
ad⋅mi⋅ral⋅ship, noun
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ad·mi·ral   (ād'mər-əl)   
n.  

  1. The commander in chief of a fleet.

  2. A flag officer.

    1. Abbr. ADM or Adm. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above vice admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet.

    2. One who holds the rank of admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, rear admiral, or vice admiral.

  4. Any of various brightly colored butterflies of the genera Limenitis and Vanessa.

  5. Archaic The ship carrying an admiral; flagship.


[Middle English amiral, admiral, from Old French and from Medieval Latin amīrālis, admīrālis, both from Arabic 'amīr al- ..., commander of the ... : 'amīr, commander; see mr in Semitic roots + al-, the.]
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Word Origin & History

admiral 
c.1205, from Arabic title amir-ar-rahl "chief of the transport," officer in the Mediterranean fleet, from amir "leader," influenced by L. ad-mirabilis (see admire). Admiralty "naval branch of English executive" first recorded 1459.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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