lieutenant

lieu·ten·ant

L0157300 (lo͞o-tĕn′ənt)n.1. a. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander.b. A first lieutenant.c. A second lieutenant.d. One who holds the rank of lieutenant, first lieutenant, or second lieutenant.2. (lĕf-tĕn′ənt) A commissioned officer in the British and Canadian navies ranking just below a lieutenant commander.3. An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain.4. One who acts in place of or represents a superior; an assistant or deputy: the organized crime figure and his lieutenants.

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[Middle English, deputy, from Old French : lieu, place; see lieu + tenant, present participle of tenir, to hold (from Latin tenēre; see ten- in Indo-European roots).]

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lieu·ten′an·cy n.

lieutenant

(lɛfˈtɛnənt; US luːˈtɛnənt) n1. (Military) a military officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a captain2. (Nautical Terms) a naval officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a lieutenant commander3. (Professions) US an officer in a police or fire department ranking immediately junior to a captain4. (Professions) a person who holds an office in subordination to or in place of a superior[C14: from Old French, literally: place-holding] lieuˈtenancy n

lieu•ten•ant

(luˈtɛn ənt; in Brit. use, except in the navy, lɛfˈtɛn ənt)

n. 1. a. first lieutenant. b. second lieutenant. 2. a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ranking above a lieutenant junior grade. 3. a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior for whom he or she acts. [1325–75; Middle English < Middle French, n. use of adj. phrase lieu tenant place-holding]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lieutenant - a commissioned military officer armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps1st lieutenant, first lieutenant - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain2nd lieutenant, second lieutenant - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest ranksublieutenant - an officer ranking next below a lieutenant
	2.	lieutenant - an officer in a police force police lieutenantlaw officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
	3.	lieutenant - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absentdeputyassistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"second-in-command - someone who relieves a commandervicar-general - (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishopvice-regent - a regent's deputy
	4.	lieutenant - an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior gradearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy

lieutenant

nounA person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities:adjutant, aide, assistant, auxiliary, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, second.

Translations

陆军中尉海军上尉

lieutenant

(ləfˈtenənt) (Americn) (luː-) noun (often abbreviated to Lt., ~Lieut. , when written). 1. in the army, the rank next below captain. (陸軍)中尉 陆军中尉2. in the navy, the rank next below lieutenant-commander. (海軍)上尉 海军上尉

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