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Traditional English :: lieutenant
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lieutenancy.html - n. 1 a deputy or substitute acting for a superior. 2 a an army officer next in rank below captain. b a naval officer next in rank below lieutenant commander. 3 US a police officer next in rank below captain. lieutenant colonel (or commander or general) officers ranking next below colonel, commander, or general. lieutenant-governor the acting or deputy governor of a State, province, etc., under a governor or Governor-General. Lieutenant of the Tower the acting commandant of the Tower of London. lieutenancy n. (pl. -ies). [ME f. OF (as LIEU, TENANT)] |
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Traditional English :: Lieut.
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lieutenancy.html - abbr.
Lieutenant. |
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Traditional English :: lieutenant
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lieutenancy.html - n. 1 a deputy or substitute acting for a superior. 2 a an army officer next in rank below captain. b a naval officer next in rank below lieutenant commander. 3 US a police officer next in rank below captain. lieutenant colonel (or commander or general) officers ranking next below colonel, commander, or general. lieutenant-governor the acting or deputy governor of a State, province, etc., under a governor or Governor-General. Lieutenant of the Tower the acting commandant of the Tower of London. lieutenancy n. (pl. -ies). [ME f. OF (as LIEU, TENANT)] |
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English Idioms :: lieu
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lieutenancy.html - See: INSTEAD OF also IN LIEU OF. |
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Traditional English :: lieu
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lieutenancy.html - n. in lieu 1 instead.
2 (foll. by of) in the place of. [ME f. F f. L locus place] |
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Traditional English :: Lieut.
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lieutenancy.html - abbr.
Lieutenant. |
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