amrell

English

Etymology

From Middle English ameral etc., from Anglo-Norman and Old French ameral etc., from Medieval Latin amiralis, from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander”) + -alis (“-al”).

Noun

amrell (plural amrells)

Obsolete form of admiral.

References

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

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