Admiral
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of several brightly colored butterflies
(2) The supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
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Etymology
From , from amir-ar-rahl (commander of the fleet), + . Later associated with admirable. Cognate to amir, emir.
First recorded in English September, 1300, to refer to Gerard Allard of , referred to as “Admiral of the Fleet of the ”.
c. 1205 (?).
Noun
- A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
- A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
- A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four star general.
- The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
- A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
- (zoological) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of Europe and America, especially a red admiral or white admiral.