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 (plural amerails)

1. Alternative form of amiral, emir or admiral.

References

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

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