See Also: lieutenant(dictionary)
first lieutenant(dictionary)
lieutenant(dictionary)
second lieutenant(dictionary)
LIEUTENANT(law)
lieutenant general(dictionary)
Lord Lieutenant, the(dictionary)
flight lieutenant(dictionary)

lieutenant (iou)



lieutenant noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, formed as LIEU + TENANT noun. Cf. LOCUM TENENS.]
A person who takes the place of another; esp. an officer (civil or military) acting for a superior; a representative, a substitute; a trusty assistant, a henchman. LME.
E. Linklater With Rod were his two most trusted lieutenants.
b. [translating Latin legatus, proconsul, suffectus, etc.] A consul suffect, a legate, a proconsul. LME-M18.
a. An officer in the army or (US etc.) air force, ranking next below a captain. M16.
R. Kipling Lieutenant Corkram..rode by.
b. A naval officer ranking next below a lieutenant commander. L16.
F. Marryat The Admiralty..had..promoted him to the rank of lieutenant.
c. An officer in the Salvation Army ranking next below a captain. L19.
In the US etc., a police or prison officer ranking next below a captain. E20.
Phrases etc.: captain-lieutenant: see CAPTAIN noun. DEPUTY lieutenant. first lieutenant (a) a naval officer with executive responsibility for a ship etc.; (b) in the US etc. army or air force, an officer ranking next below a captain. flag-lieutenant: see FLAG noun4. flight lieutenant: see FLIGHT noun1. Lieutenant of the Tower the acting commandant of the Tower of London. Lord Lieutenant: see LORD noun. second lieutenant an army or (formerly) naval officer ranking next below a (first) lieutenant. SUB-LIEUTENANT.
Comb.: lieutenant colonel an army officer ranking next below a colonel, having the actual command of a regiment; lieutenant colonelcy the office or rank of lieutenant colonel; lieutenant commander a naval officer ranking below a commander and above a lieutenant; lieutenant-governor the acting or deputy governor of a State, province, etc., under a governor or governor-general.
lieutenantry noun lieutenancy M16-L18.
lieutenantship noun (now rare) the rank or position of a lieutenant LME.