lieutenancy

lieu·ten·ant

 (lo͞o-tĕn′ənt)

n.

1.

a. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander.

b. A first lieutenant.

c. A second lieutenant.

d. One who holds the rank of lieutenant, first lieutenant, or second lieutenant.

2. (lĕf-tĕn′ənt) A commissioned officer in the British and Canadian navies ranking just below a lieutenant commander.

3. An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain.

4. One who acts in place of or represents a superior; an assistant or deputy: the organized crime figure and his lieutenants.

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[Middle English, deputy, from Old French : lieu, place; see lieu + tenant, present participle of tenir, to hold (from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots).]

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lieu·ten′an·cy n.

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lieu•ten•an•cy

(luˈtɛn ən si)

n., pl. -cies.

1. the office, authority, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.

2. lieutenants collectively.

[1400–50]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lieutenancy - the position of a lieutenant berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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Translations

tenenza

lieutenancy

[, (US)]

n → Leutnantsrang m; he gained his lieutenancy → er ist zum Leutnant befördert worden

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