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lieutenant
English
Alternative forms
- leftenant, leftenaunt, lieftenant, lieftenaunt, lieutenaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French lieutenant, from lieu (“place”) + tenant (“holding”). Doublet of locum tenens.
Pronunciation
- (UK, General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /l?f?t?n?nt/, /l??t?n?nt/
- (UK)
- (US) IPA(key): /l(j)u?t?n?nt/
- (US)
- (Canada) IPA(key): /l(j)u?t?n?nt/, /l?f?t?n?nt/
- (Canada)
- (Canada)
- (India) IPA(key): /?l?ft?n?nt/
- Rhymes: -?n?nt
Noun
lieutenant (plural lieutenants)
- (military) The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
- (military, US) In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
- (military, US, navy) A naval officer whose rank is above that of Ensign in the United States Navy and below that of a Lieutenant Commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: Lieutenant Junior Grade and Lieutenant.
- (military, US) A Commissioned Officer in the United States Coast Guard, Public Health Service, or National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration whose rank is above that of Ensign and below Lieutenant Commander. There are two ranks of lieutenant: Lieutenant Junior Grade and lieutenant.
- (military, Britain) A Commissioned Officer in the British Army and Royal Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant," however "Second Lieutenant" is to specify that the officer is not yet a full Lieutenant.
- (military, Britain) A naval officer whose rank is above that of Sub-Lieutenant in the British Navy and below that of a Lieutenant Commander.
- (military, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A naval Commissioned Officer who holds the rank above Sub-Lieutenant and below Lieutenant Commander.
- A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person - i.e. a manager to his director.
- The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
Usage notes
When used as a title, it is always capitalised, and frequently abbreviated to Lt.
- Example: Lieutenant Anne Ward.
The rank of lieutenant corresponds to pay grade O-3 in the US Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration.
Synonyms
- (military): Lt., LT., LT, lieut., Lieut., lieut, Lieut (abbreviation)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- subaltern
Descendants
- ? Irish: leifteanant
- ? Swahili: luteni
Adjective
lieutenant (not comparable)
- A military grade that is junior to the grade the adjective modifies: lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, lieutenant commander.
Translations
References
- Lieutenant, World Wide Words
French
Etymology
From lieu +? tenant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ljøt.n??/
Noun
lieutenant m (plural lieutenants, feminine lieutenante)
- lieutenant
Descendants
- ? Danish: løjtnant
- ? Romansch: litinent
Further reading
- “lieutenant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Noun
lieutenant m (plural lieutenants)
- lieutenant (person who executes the plans and directives of another)
Descendants
- ? German: Leutnant, Leutenant
- ? Estonian: leitnant
- ? Lower Sorbian: leutnant
- ? English: lieutenant, leftenant, leftenaunt, lieftenant, lieftenaunt, lieutenaunt
- ? Irish: leifteanant
- ? Swahili: luteni
- French: lieutenant
- ? Danish: løjtnant
- ? Romansch: litinent
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