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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lieutenant \Lieu*ten"ant\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant), n. [F., fr. lieu
place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere.
See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum tenens.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or
lieutenant of God. --Abp.
Bramhall.
[1913 Webster]
2.
(a) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a
captain.
(b) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank
next below a commander.
(c) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in
rank next below a lieutenant commander.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in
hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next
below another, especially when the duties of the higher
officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant
general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or
lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Deputy lieutenant, the title of any one of the deputies or
assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. [Eng.]
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.
(a) 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. [U. S.]
(b) A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of
one of several colonies under a governor general.
[Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lieutenant general \Lieu*ten"ant gen"er*al\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant
j[e^]n"[~e]r*al) n.
An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a
major general.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In the United States, before the civil war, this rank
had been conferred only on George Washington and (in
brevet) on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by
Congress and conferred on Ulysses S. Grant, and
subsequently, by promotion, on William T. Sherman and
Philip H. Sheridan, each of whom was advanced to the
rank of general of the army. When Sheridan was made
general (in 1888) the rank of lieutenant general was
suffered to lapse. See General.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lieutenant \Lieu*ten"ant\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant), n. [F., fr. lieu
place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere.
See Lieu, and Tenant, and cf. Locum Tenens.]
1. 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.
The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or
lieutenant of God. --Abp.
Bramhall.
2.
(a) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a
captain.
(b) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank
next below a commander.
(c) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in
rank next below a lieutenant commander.
Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in
hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next
below another, especially when the duties of the higher
officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant
general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or
lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc.
Deputy lieutenant, the title of any one of the deputies or
assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. [Eng.]
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.
(a) 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. [U. S.]
(b) A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of
one of several colonies under a governor general.
[Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lieutenant general \Lieu*ten"ant gen"er*al\ (j[e^]n"[~e]r*al).
An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a
major general.
Note: In the United States, before the civil war, this rank
had been conferred only on George Washington and (in
brevet) on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by
Congress and conferred on Ulysses S. Grant, and
subsequently, by promotion, on William T. Sherman and
Philip H. Sheridan, each of whom was advanced to the
rank of general of the army. When Sheridan was made
general (in 1888) the rank of lieutenant general was
suffered to lapse. See General.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
lieutenant general
n : a general officer ranking above a major general and below a
full general
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
lieutenant general
Αγγλικά n.
αντιστράτηγος
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
lieutenant general
n.
1 A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the
United States Army, United States Marine Corps(,) or United States Air
Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
2 A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Lieutenant General
n.
(alternative case form of en lieutenant general nodot=1) (qualifier:
found when the term is used as a title).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
lieutenant general
n.
1 A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the
United States Army, United States Marine Corps(,) or United States Air
Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
2 A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Lieutenant General
n.
(alternative case form of en lieutenant general nodot=1) (qualifier:
found when the term is used as a title).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
lieutenant general
n.
1 A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the
United States Army, United States Marine Corps(,) or United States Air
Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
2 A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Lieutenant General
n.
(alternative case form of en lieutenant general nodot=1) (qualifier:
found when the term is used as a title).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
lieutenant general
n.
1 A commissioned officer in the British Army or Royal Marines or the
United States Army, United States Marine Corps(,) or United States Air
Force, ranked above a major general and below a general.
2 A similar rank in the armed forces of some other countries.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Lieutenant General
n.
(alternative case form of en lieutenant general nodot=1) (qualifier:
found when the term is used as a title).
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
lieutenant general /lɛftˈɛnənt dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
генерал-лейтенант
an officer above major general and below general
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
lieutenant general /lɛftˈɛnənt dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
generálporučík
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Lieutenant General /lɛftˈɛnənt dʒˈɛnəɹəl/ (Lt.Gen. /ˌɛltˈiː dʒˈɛn/, ) (LTG /ˌɛltˌiːdʒˈiː/)
[Br.] [Am.] [Can.] Generalleutnant [Dt.] [Ös.] GenLt., /dʒˈɛn ˌɛltˈiː/ , Korpskommandant [Schw.] [mil.]
Note: Dienstgrad
Note: rank
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
lieutenant general /lɛftˈɛnənt dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
kenraaliluutnantti
an officer above major general and below general
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
lieutenant general /lɛftˈɛnənt dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
letnan jenderal
an officer above major general and below general
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
lieutenant general /lɛftˈɛnənt dʒˈɛnəɹəl/
generallöjtnant
an officer above major general and below general
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