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lieu·ten·an·cy

   [loo-ten-uhn-see]
noun, plural -cies.
1.
the office, authority, incumbency, or jurisdiction of a lieutenant.
2.
lieutenants collectively.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English lieutenauncie. See lieutenant, -ancy
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lieutenant (lɛfˈtɛnənt, US luːˈtɛnənt)
 
—n
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
 
[C14: from Old French, literally: place-holding]
 
lieu'tenancy
 
—n

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