lieutenant
1Lieutenant — (abbreviated Lt. or Lieut.) is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service, emergency medical services or police officer rank.Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organizations with a codified command structure.… …
2Lieutenant — Lieu*ten ant (l[ u]*t[e^]n ant), n. [F., fr. lieu place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Lieu}, and {Tenant}, and cf. {Locum tenens}.] 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative… …
3LIEUTENANT — s. m. Officier qui est immédiatement au dessous d un chef, qu il supplée dans certains cas. Lieutenant colonel d un régiment de cavalerie, d infanterie. Lieutenant d une compagnie. Le capitaine et le lieutenant. Avoir un bon lieutenant.… …
4LIEUTENANT — n. m. Il se dit proprement de Celui qui est immédiatement au dessous d’un chef, qu’il supplée dans certains cas. Dans l’armée de terre, il désigne le Grade immédiatement inférieur à celui de Capitaine. Lieutenant de cavalerie, d’infanterie,… …
5lieutenant — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French lieu tenant, from liu + tenant holding, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre more at thin Date: 14th century 1. a. an official empowered to act for a higher official b. an aide or representative… …
6Lieutenant Governor of New York — Seal of New York …
7Lieutenant Governor of Michigan — Lieutenant Governor of the State of Michigan Incumbent Brian Calley since January 1, 2011 …
8Lieutenant General — is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.In modern… …
9Lieutenant Commander — (Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy)cite web | title = Uniforms and Badges of Rank | work = | publisher = U.K. Secretary of State for Defence | date = 2006 | url = http://www.royal navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3761 | format = Web | doi = |… …
10Lieutenant colonel — Lieutenant Lieu*ten ant (l[ u]*t[e^]n ant), n. [F., fr. lieu place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Lieu}, and {Tenant}, and cf. {Locum tenens}.] 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a… …
