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Lieutenant

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(1):

(n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.

(2):

(n.) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.

(3):

(n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.

(4):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lieutenant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lieutenant.html. 1828.
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