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Definition of: lieutenant

(loomacr·tenənt, Brit. Army lef·ten·ənt) noun
1. An officer who fills the place of a superior in the latter's absence or acts for him under his direction; deputy.
2. In the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, a commissioned officer holding either of two ranks, first or second lieutenant, the former ranking next below a captain.
3. In the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, a commissioned officer holding either of two ranks, lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade), the former ranking next below a lieutenant commander and the latter next above an ensign.
4. A police officer next above a sergeant and below a captain. [<F lieutenant <lieu place + tenant, ppr. of tenir hold]
—lieu·ten′an·cy
noun

Most often used phrases:

lieutenant colonel
lieutenant general
second lieutenant
lieutenant commander
first lieutenant
deputy lieutenant
flight lieutenant
lieutenant john
lieutenant william
lieutenant junior
army lieutenant
lieutenant james
officer lieutenant
police lieutenant
lieutenant charles

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Statistical data

"lieutenant" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on city-data.com forum

"lieutenant" has the frequency of use of 0.004% on en.wikipedia.org.

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