Assertion: lieutenant's rank | /r/HasProperty | junior
Facets:
value: formerly
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Before its abolition, the rank of acting sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy corresponded with, but was junior to, the ranks of lieutenant (Army) and flying officer (RAF).
text: Although formerly considered senior to a Royal Navy (RN) sub-lieutenant, the British Army and Royal Navy ranks of lieutenant and sub-lieutenant are now considered to be of equivalent status.