admiral (c.1170)
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admiral (c.1170)

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[ FEW: 19,4b amir; Gdf: 1,267b amiral; GdfC: 8,106b amiral; TL: 1,353 amiral; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  amiral; TLF:  amiral; OED:  admiral n.; MED:  amiral n.; DMLBS: 32a admirallus ]
admirail,  admiraill,  admirall,  admiralle;  amiral,  amirail,  amiraill,  amirant,  amiraunt,  amirau,  amiraud,  amiraude;  ammiraille;  amerail,  ameraille,  ameral,  amerale,  amerall,  ameralle,  amerayll,  amerelle; 
pl. admiraulx,  ameireux,  amronz,  armiralx,  amirez  608  

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1mil.occupationemir, commander: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ne vus forfera ja amirail n’aumazor  3821
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Souz cel n’ad si riche houme […] Que jeo amase mie Pur tout l’or de Pavie, Ne amirail ne counte  367
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  B. […] se croisa en la Tere Seinte pur penance fere, si ke […] il fu pris cum esclave en la prisun un amiraud  104
( s.xiii3/3; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  De Turcois et des ameireux ferment fu naufré  149
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Cist Machomete desceut plusours Judeus, et entre Sarazins ordina qatre pretours, qe sont apellés amirails  224.11
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  il se fist mesmes appeller admirail ou Prothesimboles (var. (A: c.1375) admiral en protesimboles; (D: s.xv1/4) protosumbolos)  224.12
2mil.admiral: 
( 1366 )  deux hommes od deux amronz ové les Neefs de Hastinges  242
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  amerelle del dite navee d’Engleterre  16.18
♦lawnaval officer with jurisdiction over certain maritime pleas: 
( 1338 )  B. de B. Admirall dé Cink Portz  ii 100
( 1379 )  T.P. Admiral del north  iii 63
( 1390 )  qe la poair des admiralx et lour jurisdiction soient clerement declarez  iii 282
( 1391 )  declarez est […] qe de toutes maneres contractz, plees, et querelles […] sourdantz deinz les corps des countees sibien par terre come par eawe, et aussint de wrek de meer, la court de l’admirall eit nulle manere conissance  ii 78

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1commanding, ruling: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Sin rendrez le treu al soldein amirant (: manant, demandant)  3004
admiralté  suzadmiral 
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