lieutenancy

Definition of Lieutenancy in English :

1. lieutenancy

the position of a lieutenant

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lieutenancy

noun

1.

a military officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a captain

2.

a naval officer holding commissioned rank immediately junior to a lieutenant commander

3. US

an officer in a police or fire department ranking immediately junior to a captain

4.

a person who holds an office in subordination to or in place of a superior

noun

1.

a person who acts for a superior, as during the latter's absence; aide; deputy

2.

an officer ranking below a captain as in a police or fire department

3. Us Military

a title used in addressing a first lieutenant or second lieutenant

see also first lieutenant, second lieutenant

4. Us Navy

an officer ranking above a lieutenant junior grade and below a lieutenant commander

n.

1.

a. A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant junior grade and below lieutenant commander.

b. A first lieutenant.

c. A second lieutenant.

d. One who holds any of these ranks or a similar rank in another military organization.

2. (lĕf-tĕnənt) A commissioned officer in the British and Canadian navies ranking just below a lieutenant commander.

3. An officer in a police or fire department ranking below a captain.

4. One who acts in place of or represents a superior; an assistant or deputy: the organized crime figure and his lieutenants.