Glossary


Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading

Admiralty

Refers to marine matters such as an Admiralty Court.

What is Admiralty?

A high naval authority in charge of a state's Navy or a major territorial component. In the Royal Navy (UK) the Board of Admiralty, executing the office of the Lord High Admiral, promulgates Naval law in the form of Queen's (or King's) Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.