Lieutenant
n.- An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.
- A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.
- A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.
- A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.
- An officer of a State, being next in rank to the governor, and in case of the death or resignation of the latter, himself acting as governor.
- A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of one of several colonies under a governor general.
the title of any one of the deputies or assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county.
Lieutenant colonel ,
an army officer next in rank above major, and below colonel.
Lieutenant commander ,
an officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a commander and next above a lieutenant.
Lieutenant general .
See in Vocabulary.
Lieutenant governor
