An admiral is a high-ranking officer in a navy, usually in charge of many ships or a large part of the fleet. It is one of the top leadership positions at sea.
From Arabic 'amīr al-' (commander of the …), as in 'amīr al-baḥr' (commander of the sea), which was shortened and reshaped through Medieval Latin and Old French into 'amiral' and then 'admiral'.
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