lord high admiral
lord high admiral lord \lord\ (?), n. [cf. gr. &?; bent so as to be convex in front.] a hump-backed person; -- so called sportively. [eng.] (dict.). | ||||
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Lord High Admiral
Lord High Admiral can refer to:
- for Lord High Admiral of England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom, see Admiralty
- Lord High Admiral of Scotland
England's navy was originally governed by a “great officer of state” called the lord high admiral of England. Early in the 18th century this office was placed in the hands of commissioners known as the Board of Admiralty. The board derived its powers from the royal prerogative; no act of Parliament defined or circumscribed them, except inasmuch as the discipline of the navy was regulated by a Naval Discipline Act. In pure law the members of the Admiralty Board shared a joint and equal responsibility, but an order in council in 1869 conferred upon the first lord of the admiralty overriding powers. He was directly responsible to Parliament for the navy.
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