Canadian French Meaning of lieutenant

lieutenant

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Definitions and Meaning of lieutenant in English

Wordnet

lieutenant (n)

a commissioned military officer

an officer in a police force

an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

Webster

lieutenant (n.)

An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.

A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.

A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.

A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.

FAQs About the word lieutenant

lieutenant

a commissioned military officer, an officer in a police force, an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent, an officer holding a commissioned ran

adjudant,aide,apprenti,assistant,député,adjoint,coadjuteur,employé,aide,adjoint

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lieutenancy => lieutenance, lieu => lieu, lietuva => Lituanie, lierne rib => lierne, liepaja => Liepāja,