admirail

English

Etymology

From Middle English admirail, q.v.

Noun

admirail (plural admirails)

1. Obsolete form of admiral.

References

• “admiral, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Middle English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French admiral, admirail, etc., from Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus, and admiralius, from irregular modification of amiralis etc. under the influence of the prefix ad- and particularly admirari (“to admire, to respect”), from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).

Noun

admirail (plural admirails)

1. Alternative form of amiral, emir or admiral.

Descendants

• English: admirail

References

• “admiral, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Old French

Noun

admirail oblique singular, m (oblique plural admirauz or admirailz, nominative singular admirauz or admirailz, nominative plural admirail)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of amiral

Descendants

• Middle English: admirail
  • English: admirail

References

• admiral in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022