admiralship
Definition
- Noun (singular, uncountable):
- The office, rank, or authority of an admiral: "admiralship" refers to the position or period during which a person holds the rank of admiral in a navy.
- The state of being an admiral: It denotes the status or capacity of commanding a fleet or naval force.
Usage Examples
- (He obtained the rank of admiral.)
- (The authority of an admiral involves strategic duties.)
Advanced Usage
"to assume the admiralship": to take up the office of admiral.
- She assumed the admiralship of the fleet during wartime. (She accepted the command role.)
"under his admiralship": during the time someone held the rank of admiral.
- The navy achieved many victories under his admiralship. (While he was admiral, the navy succeeded.)
Variants and Related Words
Admiral (n): a high-ranking naval officer.
- The admiral inspected the ships. (The senior officer performed an inspection.)
Admiralty (n): the government department or authority responsible for naval affairs.
- The Admiralty issued new regulations. (The naval governing body published rules.)
Synonyms
- Command: the authority to direct naval forces.
- Rank: the official position of admiral.
- Flag rank: a term for the highest naval officer ranks (including admiral).
Related Idioms
"to sail under someone's admiralship": to serve in a fleet commanded by a specific admiral.
- The crew sailed under his admiralship for three years. (They served while he was admiral.)
"the admiralship of the seas": a historical phrase meaning the supreme naval command.
- Britain once claimed the admiralship of the seas. (Britain asserted dominance over naval affairs.)