Lieutenancy
[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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