| 单词 | lieutenant of a county |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLieutenant of a county c. As a formal title of office, usually with defining phrase indicating the object or locality of delegated command, as in Lieutenant of the Tower (of London), the acting commandant delegated by the Constable; Lieutenant of Ireland, Lieutenant of a county (now always Lord Lieutenant n.), and in various other designations now Historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] grievec950 warden1297 presidenta1382 procuratora1382 governora1393 seneschalc1400 lieutenant1423 promissary?c1500 governator1522 provincial1590 ethnarch1602 state governor1608 proconsul1650 stadholder1704 superintendent1758 meridarch1866 prez.1919 1423 Rolls of Parl. IV. 198/2 He beyng the Kynges Lieutenaunt in the said Londe [of Ireland]. 1454 Rolls of Parl. V. 240/2 The Duk of York, the Kynges Lieutenant of his Parlement. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde iii. xxiv. 192 Lieutenaunt of the toun of Calays. 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 35 Preamble His Lyeutenaunte of Ireland and Gardeyn of the..Marches. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 206 Henrie Stuart, quhom the king..maid leauetennant of the gret Gunis. 1596 J. Smythe in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 89 Mr. Leivetenant of the Tower. a1604 M. Hanmer Chron. Ireland 140 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) Whereupon he made Reimond Lievetenant of the forces. 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. Lv He do's not feare the Lieutenant a' th' Shire. c1667 Cotton in Notes & Queries 9th Ser. VIII. 41/1 I am through his Magestyes gratyouse Favor lieutennant off ye Forrest. 1679 A. Wood Life 30 Apr. He was lieftenant of the ordinance. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3810/8 Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint Sir George Rooke..Lieutenant of the Navies and Seas of this Kingdom. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. ii. 61 King Robert III had a younger brother Alexander, who was made lieutenant of the northern part of the kingdom. < as lemmas |
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