Definitions

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  • noun The rank of admiral.

Etymologies

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From admiral +‎ -cy

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Examples

  • Such caution had won him an admiralcy, but at the cost of rarely seeing sky above him.

    CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004

  • Such caution had won him an admiralcy, but at the cost of rarely seeing sky above him.

    CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004

  • That’s an important step toward that admiralcy you’ve always wanted.

    The Search Diane Carey 2000

  • That’s an important step toward that admiralcy you’ve always wanted.

    The Search Diane Carey 2000

  • That’s an important step toward that admiralcy you’ve always wanted.

    The Search Diane Carey 2000

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