amerail

Middle English

Etymology

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

Noun

amerail

  1. alternative form of amiral, emir, and admiral

References

Old French

Noun

amerail oblique singular, m (oblique plural amerauz or amerailz, nominative singular amerauz or amerailz, nominative plural amerail)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of amiral

Descendants

  • Middle English: amerail

References

  • admiral in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022
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