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lieutenant

noun

  1. rank in British Army and Royal Marines
  2. commissioned officer rank in many nations' military organizations
  3. junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /lɛfˈtɛn.ənt/ / /ləfˈtɛn.ənt/ / /l(j)uˈtɛn.ənt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu tenant, leu tenaunt (“deputy, lieutenant”), from Old French lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holder”). Doublet of locum tenens and stadtholder.

  1. A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu tenant, leu tenaunt (“deputy, lieutenant”), from Old French lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holder”). Doublet of locum tenens and stadtholder.

  1. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  2. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  3. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  4. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  5. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  6. The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  7. A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.

    “Mr. Scott immediately asked someone at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to get Mr. Nadella, the chief executive, out of a meeting he was having with top lieutenants.”

  8. The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.