lieutenant

Meanings

Noun

  • The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  • 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.

Adjective

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Origin

  • From Middle French lieutenant, from lieu + tenant. Doublet of locum tenens.

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