lieutenant
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɛfˈtɛnənt/
ipa: /l(j)uˈtɛnənt/
ipa: /l(j)uˈtɛnənt/
ipa: /lɛfˈtɛnənt/
note: Indic
ipa: /lɛfʈənəɳʈ/
rhymes: -ɛnənt
Forms: form: lieutenants
form: leftenant
form: leftenaunt
form: lieftenant
form: lieftenaunt
form: lieutenaunt
Etymology: From Middle English lieutenant, lieftenaunt, from Anglo-Norman lieutenant, lyutenaunt, leu tenant, leu tenaunt (“deputy, lieutenant”), from Old French lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holder”). Doublet of locum tenens.
Senses: topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
topics: government
military
navy
politics
war
glosses: The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
A naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the United States Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above that of ensign and below lieutenant commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: lieutenant junior grade and lieutenant.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
A commissioned officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant"; however, "second lieutenant" is to specify that the officer is not yet a full lieutenant.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
A naval officer whose rank is above that of sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander.
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
A naval Commissioned Officer who holds the rank above sub-lieutenant and below lieutenant commander.
examples: text: Mr. Scott immediately asked someone at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., to get Mr. Nadella, the chief executive, out of a meeting he was having with top lieutenants.
ref: 2023 December 9, Tripp Mickle, Cade Metz, Mike Isaac, Karen Weise, “Inside OpenAI’s Crisis Over the Future of Artificial Intelligence”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
glosses: A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person; a manager to their director.
glosses: The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
Synonyms: topics: military
war
government
politics
word: Lt.
topics: military
war
government
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word: LT
topics: military
war
government
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word: lieut
topics: military
war
government
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word: Lieut.
topics: military
war
government
politics
word: Lieut
Derived terms: brevet lieutenant
captain lieutenant
corvette lieutenant
desk lieutenant
fifth lieutenant
first lieutenant
flag lieutenant
flight lieutenant
fourth lieutenant
frigate lieutenant
junior lieutenant
lieutenant admiral
lieutenant-admiral
lieutenant captain
lieutenant colonel
lieutenant-colonel
lieutenant-colonelcy
lieutenant commander
lieutenantess
lieutenant general
lieutenant governor
lieutenant-governor
lieutenant junior grade
lieutenant marshal
lieutenantry
lieutenant senior grade
lieutenantship
police lieutenant
second lieutenant
senior lieutenant
shift lieutenant
ship of the line lieutenant
staff lieutenant
sublieutenant
third lieutenant
underlieutenant
Related terms: subaltern