vice-admiral
a naval officer next in rank below an admiral.
Origin of vice-admiral
1Other words from vice-admiral
- vice-ad·mi·ral·ty, noun
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How to use vice-admiral in a sentence
The Court of Vice-Admiralty sometimes exceeded its legitimate authority and tried causes over which it had no jurisdiction.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneA specimen of a decree of that tribunal reversing the sentence of a colonial vice-admiralty court is in doc.
A court of vice-admiralty was first erected in Virginia in 1698, and Hill was the first judge appointed.
He was the first vice-admiralty judge, having commissions as such from both the king and the proprietors.
The vice-admiralty court was apparently held in a room over the market-house at Third Street.
British Dictionary definitions for vice admiral
a commissioned officer of flag rank in certain navies, junior to an admiral and senior to a rear admiral
Derived forms of vice admiral
- vice-admiralty, noun
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