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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Admiralschip, n. Also: admerallschipe. [f. Admiral. In Eng. use from 1617, but rare.] The office of admiral; also, dues payable by the captain of a ship. —1561 Reg. Privy C. I. 179.
An acquittance … grantand him to haif ressavit fra Williame Cant, capitane of the schip … ,ten fardellis of canves, etc., for the hale admiralschip thairof a1578 Pitsc. I. 257/13.
This lord … thocht he wald nocht … gif ower the admerallschipe, as the king had commandit
