admiralty: Meaning and Definition of

ad•mi•ral•ty

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 official building, in London, of the British commissioners for naval affairs.

1. of or pertaining to admiralty law.