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The office of a lieutenant, in various senses; e.g. that of deputy governor of a kingdom, etc., of Lord Lieutenant, n. of a county; also, the…
The office of a lieutenant. Now rare.
the office or position of locum tenent (sense 1); = lieutenantry, n.
= lieutenancy, n. in various senses.