| 单词 | lieutenant-governor |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslieutenant-governor lieutenant-governor n. the deputy of a governor, esp. (a) in the British colonies, the actual governor of a district or province in subordination to a governor-general; (b) in the United States, the deputy-governor of a state with certain independent duties and the right of succession to the governorship, in case of its becoming vacant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] > deputy governor stewardc1275 lieutenant-governorc1595 vice-governor1598 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > of a state of U.S. > deputy lieutenant-governor1849 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] > British governor under governor-general lieutenant-governor1880 c1595 T. Maynarde Sir Francis Drake his Voy. (1849) 13 The Leiftenant-governor and some others were taken prisoners. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4341/3 Colonel Richard Sutton is made Lieutenant-Governor of Hull. 1849 R. Cobden Speeches 72 If we take the case of our North American colonies: we have five colonial and five lieutenant-governors. 1880 V. Ball Jungle Life India i. 47 The official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal. < as lemmas |
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