lieutenant-generaln.

Brit.

/lɛfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/,

/lɛfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/,

/ləfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/,

/ləfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/l(j)uˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/

Etymology: After French lieutenant-général, in which the second word is historically an adjective qualifying the preceding noun. In English, however, and apparently also in French, general has been commonly apprehended as a noun.

†1. gen. One who exercises a delegated rule or command over some extensive region or department; the vicegerent of a kingdom, etc. (Cf. French lieutenant général du royaume.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > regent > [noun] > vice-regent

lieutenant-general1490

vice-regent1556

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xlvi. 176 Made hym seneschall & his leeftenaunt generall of the royalme.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxliiii Duke of Glocester, leuetenaunt generall, and chiefetayne for ye kyng of England.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxj^v Longuile, lieuetenant generall for the Frenche kyng.

1701 London Gaz. No. 3709/4 The King of Spain..has made the Count d'Estrees Lieutenant General of Spain at Sea.

in extended use.1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. O4 The Deuill himselfe, whose vicegerent or Liefetenant generall in his kingedome of impietie he [sc. the Pope] shewes himselfe to be.

2. One who acts as deputy to a general. In the British army, an officer in rank next below a general, and next above a major-general. †Also lieutenant-general of the ordnance.In the U.S. army the office has been held by only a few distinguished individuals beginning with Washington, and is now in abeyance.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of

sergeant-general1579

lieutenant-general1589

sergeant-major1594

colonel-generalc1595

major-general1633

general officer1647

under-general1698

1589 Summarie Drakes W. Indian Voy. 5 We descried another tall ship..vpon whom Maister Carleill, the Lieutenant Generall, being in the Tiger, vndertooke the chase. [C. ‘commanded the land forces against the Spanish West Indies’ (Dict. National Biogr.).]

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. viii. 180 Scipio Africanus..seruing voluntary vnder him [his brother] there, as lieutenant generall.

a1671 T. Fairfax Short Mem. (1699) 84 Lieutenant General Cromwell commanded the left wing of the horse.

1691–2 in Wood's Life 23 Jan. Commissions are under the seale to make the duke of Ormond and Sir John Lanier lieutenant generalls.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 91 The Earl of Essex was made Lievetenant-General of the Army.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3822/4 Her Majesty has been pleased to constitute..the Rt. Hon. John Granville Esq.; Lieutenant-General..of the Ordnance.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xvii. 37 The lieutenant-generals of the Roman armies, the military counts and dukes..were allowed the rank and title of Respectable.

1798 J. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 159 I..congratulate them and the public on this great event, the General's [sc. Washington] acceptance of his appointment as Lieutenant-General and Commander-in-chief of the army.

1808 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 73 I shall be the junior of the Lieutenant Generals; however I am ready to serve the government wherever and as they please.

1855 W. Sargent Braddock's Exped. 290 On 26th February, 1755, he was made..a lieutenant-general.

1878 J. A. Garfield in N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 452 The office of lieutenant-general was virtually stripped of all authority.

in extended use.a1634 J. Day Parl. Bees (Lansd. 725) f. 10^v Gainst all thes Outlaws Martio be thow Lieve tenant Generall.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lieutenant-general
释义	lieutenant-generaln. Brit. /lɛfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /lɛfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, /ləfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /ləfˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /l(j)uˌtɛnənt ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/ Etymology: After French lieutenant-général, in which the second word is historically an adjective qualifying the preceding noun. In English, however, and apparently also in French, general has been commonly apprehended as a noun. †1. gen. One who exercises a delegated rule or command over some extensive region or department; the vicegerent of a kingdom, etc. (Cf. French lieutenant général du royaume.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > regent > [noun] > vice-regent lieutenant-general1490 vice-regent1556 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xlvi. 176 Made hym seneschall & his leeftenaunt generall of the royalme. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxliiii Duke of Glocester, leuetenaunt generall, and chiefetayne for ye kyng of England. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxj^v Longuile, lieuetenant generall for the Frenche kyng. 1701 London Gaz. No. 3709/4 The King of Spain..has made the Count d'Estrees Lieutenant General of Spain at Sea. in extended use.1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. O4 The Deuill himselfe, whose vicegerent or Liefetenant generall in his kingedome of impietie he [sc. the Pope] shewes himselfe to be. 2. One who acts as deputy to a general. In the British army, an officer in rank next below a general, and next above a major-general. †Also lieutenant-general of the ordnance.In the U.S. army the office has been held by only a few distinguished individuals beginning with Washington, and is now in abeyance. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of sergeant-general1579 lieutenant-general1589 sergeant-major1594 colonel-generalc1595 major-general1633 general officer1647 under-general1698 1589 Summarie Drakes W. Indian Voy. 5 We descried another tall ship..vpon whom Maister Carleill, the Lieutenant Generall, being in the Tiger, vndertooke the chase. [C. ‘commanded the land forces against the Spanish West Indies’ (Dict. National Biogr.).] 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. viii. 180 Scipio Africanus..seruing voluntary vnder him [his brother] there, as lieutenant generall. a1671 T. Fairfax Short Mem. (1699) 84 Lieutenant General Cromwell commanded the left wing of the horse. 1691–2 in Wood's Life 23 Jan. Commissions are under the seale to make the duke of Ormond and Sir John Lanier lieutenant generalls. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. ii. 91 The Earl of Essex was made Lievetenant-General of the Army. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3822/4 Her Majesty has been pleased to constitute..the Rt. Hon. John Granville Esq.; Lieutenant-General..of the Ordnance. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xvii. 37 The lieutenant-generals of the Roman armies, the military counts and dukes..were allowed the rank and title of Respectable. 1798 J. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 159 I..congratulate them and the public on this great event, the General's [sc. Washington] acceptance of his appointment as Lieutenant-General and Commander-in-chief of the army. 1808 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) IV. 73 I shall be the junior of the Lieutenant Generals; however I am ready to serve the government wherever and as they please. 1855 W. Sargent Braddock's Exped. 290 On 26th February, 1755, he was made..a lieutenant-general. 1878 J. A. Garfield in N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 452 The office of lieutenant-general was virtually stripped of all authority. in extended use.a1634 J. Day Parl. Bees (Lansd. 725) f. 10^v Gainst all thes Outlaws Martio be thow Lieve tenant Generall. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1490
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