[ˈadm(ə)rəl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the most senior commander of a fleet or navy

- a butterfly which has dark wings with bold red or white markings


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Origin:
Middle English (denoting an emir or Saracen commander): from Old French amiral, admirail, via medieval Latin from Arabic 'amīr ‘commander’ (from 'amara ‘to command’). The ending -al was from Arabic -al- ‘of the’, used in titles (e.g. 'amīr-al-'umarā ‘ruler of rulers’), later assimilated to the familiar Latinate suffix -al