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| lieu·ten·ant [ loo ténnənt ] (plural lieu·ten·ants) |
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1. deputy: an assistant to or substitute for somebody else
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2. navy officer: an officer in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard of a rank above lieutenant junior grade, or an officer in the British or Canadian navies of a rank above sub-lieutenant
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3. police officer or firefighter: a U.S. police or fire department officer of a rank above sergeant
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4. army officer: a first or second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps of a rank above second lieutenant
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| [14th century. < French, "somebody who holds a place" < lieu (see lieu) + tenant (see tenant)] |
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  lieu·ten·an·cy noun |
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