[ad-mer-uh
l-tee] 
noun, plural -ties, adjective | 1. | the office or jurisdiction of an admiral. |
| 2. | the officials or the department of state having charge of naval affairs, as in Great Britain. |
| 3. | a court dealing with maritime questions, offenses, etc. |
| 4. | maritime law. |
| 5. | the Admiralty, the official building, in London, of the British commissioners for naval affairs. |
| 6. | of or pertaining to admiralty law. |