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  [loo-ten-uh n-see] /luˈtɛn ən si/ noun, plural lieutenancies. 1. the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a . 2. collectively. n. mid-15c., from lieutenant + -cy.

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  noun, U.S. Military. 1. a commissioned officer ranking next below a colonel and next above a major. noun 1. an officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a colonel in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps

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  noun, U.S. Navy. 1. a commissioned officer ranking next below a commander and next above a lieutenant. noun 1. an officer holding commissioned rank in certain navies immediately junior to a commander

• Lieutenant-general

  noun, U.S. Military. 1. a commissioned officer ranking next below a general and next above a major general. noun 1. an officer holding commissioned rank in certain armies, air forces, and marine corps immediately junior to a general

• Lieutenant-governor

  noun 1. a state officer next in rank to a governor, who takes the governor’s place in case of the latter’s absence, disability, or death. 2. British. a deputy governor. 3. the executive officer of a Canadian province appointed by the governor general. noun 1. a deputy governor 2. (in the US) an elected official […]

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