lieu|ten|ant

lieu|ten|ant
lieu|ten|ant «loo TEHN uhnt; British usage, lehf TEHN uhnt, except for the navy luh TEHN uhnt», noun.
1. a person who acts in the place of someone above him in authority: »

The scoutmaster used the two older boys as his lieutenants.

2. a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or Marine Corps ranking next below a captain; a first lieutenant or a second lieutenant.
3. a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next below a lieutenant commander and next above a lieutenant junior grade.
4. an officer in a police or fire department, usually ranking next below a captain and next above a sergeant. Abbr: Lt.
╂[< Middle French lieutenant substitute, (literally) place-holder < lieu, or luef a place (< Latin locus) + tenant, present participle of tenir to hold < Latin tenēre]

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  • sub|lieu|ten|ant — «SUHB loo TEHN uhnt; in general British usage, except in the navy SUHB lehf TEHN uhnt», noun. 1. a subordinate lieutenant. 2. (in the British Army and Navy) a commissioned officer ranking next below a lieutenant …   Useful english dictionary

  • lieu·ten·ant — /luˈtɛnənt, Brit lɛfˈtɛnənt/ noun, pl ants [count] 1 : an officer in the army, navy, or air force with a fairly low rank He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Good morning, Lieutenant Smith. abbr. Lt. see also ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… …   English syllables

  • lieu — juste mi·lieu; lieu; lieu·ten·an·cy; lieu·ten·ant; lieu·ten·ant·ry; lieu·ten·ant·ship; mi·lieu; pur·lieu; ban·lieu; …   English syllables

  • lieutenant — lieu·ten·ant …   English syllables

  • lieutenantry — lieu·ten·ant·ry …   English syllables

  • lieutenant — lieu|ten|ant [lefˈtenənt US lu:ˈten ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: lieu place + tenant holding ] 1.) a) a fairly low rank in the armed forces, or an officer of this rank b) a fairly high rank in the US police force, or an officer of this …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lieutenant — lieu|ten|ant [ lu tenənt ] noun count * 1. ) an officer of low rank in the military 2. ) a police officer of middle rank 3. ) someone whose job is to help an official of high rank lieutenant colonel/commander/general etc. a military officer with… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lieutenant — lieu•ten•ant [[t]luˈtɛn ənt[/t]] in brit. use, except in the navy, [[t]lɛfˈtɛn ənt[/t]] n. 1) mil a) first lieutenant b) second lieutenant 2) mil a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ranking above a lieutenant junior grade 3) a… …   From formal English to slang

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